The Victorian Literature Period focuses on works written between the mid-late 19th century. This period, which is characterized by the rise of the novel as the most prominent form of English literature, represents a rejection of the Romantic focus on beauty and emotion, instead focusing on realism, practicality, and everyday life.
Publication year 1847
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags British Literature, Victorian Period, Romanticism / Romantic Period, Romance, Education, Education, Gothic Literature, History: World, Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights was published in December 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell. This literary classic is Emily Brontë’s only novel, and the book is currently widely appreciated as an exemplary sample of British Romantic literature. At the time of publication, most critical reviews of Wuthering Heights were disapproving at best and scathing at worst, so much so that her sister Charlotte Brontë, who wrote Jane Eyre under the pen name Currer Bell... Read Wuthering Heights Summary