nguage. Soon after the publication of the novel Emily became ill, and her health failed rapidly. She complained of difficulty of breathing. Emily Bronte died of tuberculosis in Haworth on December 19, 1848. Wuthering Heights is a powerful tale of passion, hatred, and revenge. It deals with two families, the Earnshaws and Lintons, living in the moorlands of England. Mr. and Mrs. Earnshaw have a son, Hindley, and a daughter, Catherine. One day while in Liverpool Mr. Earnshaw picks up a homeless boy and brings him home with him, to Wuthering Heights. The abandoned boy is named Heathcliff. Heathcliff becomes a close friend of Catherine's but as he becomes Mr. Earnshaw's favorite Hindley becomes jealous and begins to abuse him. Hindley eventually goes to college, leaving Catherine and Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff falls deeply in love with Catherine, and she develops feelings towards him as well. However, one day while the two were visiting the nearby Thrushcross Grange Catherine was bitten by a dog. Her ankle is injured so badly that she is forced to spend the next five weeks at the Grange with the Lintons. She spends most of her time with the Linton's children, Edgar and Isabella, and becomes more dignified and refined, much like the Lintons. She returns to Wuthering Heights shortly before Mr. Earnshaw's death. Hindley returns with a wife, Frances, and being the closest male relative, inherits the land. The other possessions are split between Hindley and Catherine. As Edgar becomes more a part of Catherine's life she forgets about the unrefined, uneducated Heathcliff. When Edgar proposes to her Heathcliff is heartbroken. He runs away and is not seen again for several years. Hindley and Frances have a son, Hareton, but she dies shortly after his birth. Edgar and Catherine are married and she moves in with the Lintons. Heathcliff unexpectedly returns and is surprisingly educated and re...
