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Wuthering Heights is the only novel by Emily Brontë published in 1847. The novel provides challenged traditional values of its time such as social inequality and orthodox religious beliefs. Wuthering Heights follows the life of its central figure, Heathcliff, an orphan, and his lifelong love for Catherine Earnshaw, a lady from a wealthy family. The novel is known for its stark portrayal of the class structure in English society and deals with themes such as envy, resentment, and pessimism.