Set against the desolate Yorkshire moors, Wuthering Heights(1847) is an intense tale of passion and obsession. The fates of childhood friends, Catherine and Heathcliff , entwine inextricably as the fervor of their emotions threatens to consume them and everyone around. Initially decried for its questioning of Victorian morals, it is now considered one of the finest masterpieces of English literature. The book has been adapted extensively across the cinema, television, radio and theatre, with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon playing the lead roles in the 1939 classic.
