| Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
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| Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë's only novel, first published in 1847, under the pseudonym Ellis Bell; a posthumous
second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the manor on which the story centres.
Though now taken to be a classic of English literature, Wuthering Heights' initial reception was lukewarm at best. Its innovative structure, which has been likened to a series of Matryoshka dolls, puzzled critics when it first appeared. Some contemporary critics even believed it to be an earlier, less mature work from Charlotte Brontë (who had published Jane Eyre that same year under the pseudonym Currer Bell). Subsequent critics revised this view, and most agreed that Wuthering Heights' originality and achievement exceeded her sisters Charlotte and Anne's works. Wuthering Heights has given rise to many adaptations, including several films, radio and television dramatisations, and two musicals, as well as a hit song by Kate Bush.
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