From the moment of hisA adoption by the Earnshaws, the foundlingA boy Heathcliff devotes himself to their young daughterA Catherine. Growing up together, the two share a love that blossoms into romance, until Catherine's hurtful betrayal. But Heathcliff's emotionsA know no bounds and acknowledge no limits-not even death. Determined to secureA the family estate of Wuthering Heights as his own, the tyrannicalA Heathcliff vents his bitterness on his and Catherine's heirs, manipulatingA lives andA shaping destinies under the influence of a passion that has curdled into obsession. A  First published in 1847, Emily BrontA«'s classic novel Wuthering Heights was acknowledged by readers and critics as a tale of dark romance as tempestuous and untamed as its Yorkshire moors setting.A This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctiveA colored edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.