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After losing the woman he loves to another man, Heathcliff decides to exact revenge. Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is a tale of love, revenge and loss. Summary of the Book At Wuthering Heights, relationships are forged and destroyed. When Lockwood, the new tenant at Thrushcross Grange discovers the tragic story of Heathcliff, an orphan foundling, and Catherine Earnshaw, he is moved by the tale of his love and her betrayal. Heathcliff was adopted by the late Mr. Earnshaw, becoming smitten by the man’s daughter, Catherine. However, Catherine had no feelings for Heathcliff, and after Mr. Earnshaw’s death, Heathcliff moves on to find his way about the world. When he returns, he finds Catherine married to another man. He loathes her for what he considers to be her betrayal and decides to exact revenge by playing with the emotions of her husband’s naive young sister. About Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet. This is her only novel. Emily was the sibling of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, and together they are known in literary cycles as the Brontë sisters. The current title was adapted several times into plays and motion pictures, most notably in 1939 starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon and directed by William Wyler.