Emily Brontë

Cumbres Borrascosas / Pd. Emily Brontë

Cumbres Borrascosas is the essential English romantic novel of the nineteenth century. It describes the passionate and intense love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, an orphan adopted by Catherine's father. Bullied by Catherine's brother and believing his love unrequited, Heathcliff leaves and returns years later a wealthy man. He then exacts different forms of revenge in a chaotic, violent, and jealous manner.