Emily Brontë

"Wuthering Heights, the only novel by Emily Bronte, traces the passionate relationship of Catherine and Heathcliff. Their affair ripples across the moors as it determines the fate of two generations of lovers. The "Background and Contexts" section includes selections of Bronte's diary entries, devoirs, and poetry. Readers will also find a selection of letters from Charlotte Bronte, as well as reviews of the 1847 and 1850 editions of Wuthering Heights....

"Yorkshire, North of England, 1786. As the abandoned son of a lascar, a sailor from India, Heathcliff has spent most of his young life maligned as an "outsider." Now he's been flung into an alien life in the Yorkshire moors, where he clings to his birth father's language even though it makes the children of the house call him an animal, and the maids claim he speaks gibberish. Catherine is the younger child of the estate's owner, a daughter with light...

A collection of Brontë's poetry with a portrait of the poet as a frontispiece, a brief foreword, and a pencil drawing by the poet.

"Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious,...

A tortured love affair between Heathcliff and Cathy ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar. Heathcliff's savage revenge upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax.

Jane Eyre / Charlotte Bronte -- Wuthering Heights / Emily Bronte -- Shirley / Charlotte Bronte -- Villette / Charlotte Bronte -- The professor / Charlotte Bronte.