Wuthering Heights Resources

Emily Brontë's page on the Victorian Web. This site provides some great information on the author, as well as the cultural and historical context of her novel.

An all things Wuthering Heights site, with lots of links and pictures and a helpful family tree.

Brontë country—where the novel is set.

Hollywood's first version, starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, and David Niven. This pre-World War II adaptation won the 1940 Oscar for best cinematography, also receiving nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Art Direction, Best Director, Best Music, Original Score, Best Picture, Best Writing, and Best Screenplay.

A very campy version directed by Spanish surrealist Luis Buñuel, in which a stormy Alejandro returns to the hacienda of his foster sister, Catalina. This version, set in the dusty hills of Mexico, is a supreme example of a director taking artistic license.

Sporting the tagline "The power, the passion, the terror of Emily Brontë's immortal story of young love," this version stars Timothy Dalton, one of the cheesier actors to play James Bond, and Anna Calder-Marshall.

France's version of the very English love story.

With big British and French star power, this interpretation advertised itself as "A passion. An obsession. A love that destroyed everyone it touched." It stars Juliette Binoche as Catherine and Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff.

Wuthering Heights in the context of medieval Japanese folklore.

This one stars James Howson as Heathcliff, which is the first time a black actor has portrayed the anti-hero. 

This article from The Guardian discusses how Emily Brontë’s classic novel recently got a new Twilight-inspired face-lift. Not only that, but Twilight readers have sent Wuthering Heights to the top of the “literary classics” bestseller charts.

Google Books provides the full novel for free online.

A Norton Anthology of English Literature essay—from the series' online topics—that compares the Satanic and Byronic heroes in Gothic and Romantic literature, among others. A great article to read if you're looking for info on how Heathcliff fits the mold of a Byronic hero.

The songstress and queen of mawkish tunes has her own take on Brontë's classic tale.

A bit overly sentimental, this is a nonetheless fascinating documentary excerpt that looks at the final years of the literary icon, from the publication of Wuthering Heights to her death at Haworth Parsonage.

Not sure what the song has to do with Wuthering Heights, but hey—inspiration is a strange creature.

In fall 2008, Mark Ryan launched a dramatic musical adaptation of the novel.

Purchase and download the Audiobook from Random House Audio.

A portrait of the author.

Here's a great picture.

A great maritime artist from Illinois created an illustration of Wuthering Heights.