Episode 3: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Great Books of Literature Podcast - A podcast by The Institute of Public Affairs

Wuthering Heights centres around the doomed relationship of its two main characters - Heathcliff, the adopted son of wealthy landowner Mr Earnshaw, and Earnshaw's daughter Catherine. It is a tale of love and obsession - and it is often violent. Emily Bronte presents a picture of a series of relationships all destined to end in destruction. In this episode, John and Andrew discuss the book, its themes and the life of Emily Bronte.