The first edition of Emily Jane Brontë’s Wuthering Heights was published by Thomas Cautley Newby, London, in 1847, under the pseudonym, Ellis Bell. Printed with little respect for Emily Jane’s (now missing) corrections to proof sheets, the Newby edition is considered an unreliable copy-text.
The text of Wuthering Heights—thirty-four chapters—constituted two volumes of a three volume publication which included Brontë’s novel plus the text of her sister Anne’s novel, Agnes Grey.
Across Symbolism & Structure I refer to The 1847 text as it is reproduced in what I refer to as my everyday carry: the W.W. Norton & Company 5th Critical Edition (2019).
Alexandra Lewis returns the text to its original two-volume structure.
Volume I includes Chapters I-XIV (Pages 3-120)
Volume II includes Chapters I-XX (Pages 120-256)
Want to Read-Along?
Reading and rereading Wuthering Heights for pleasure—I’ve been doing this now for a number of months. Studying Emily Brontë, the genesis of her novel and exploring the myriad artists and illustrators either inspired by her novel or hired to contribute their artwork, have monopolized my attention now for three seasons.
So many friends have told me they’ve been meaning to read Wuthering Heights—some, for the first time and others, as a re-read. I am tempted to host a read-along!
Until I have all my ducks in a row, I hope you’ll follow along as I continue to write about the people and places of the Heights and the Grange. I’m going to work on the Character links, a reference related to the Setting and a few other things.
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I love Wuthering Heights. It’s one of my very favourites and I would say that I’m constantly re-reading it. I would love a read along but would be extra happy to see people who are discovering it for the first time, join in.
Yes I would love to read along with you - I have been thinking of re-reading as a result of your work in any case! So my answer is Yes, read it before, used to know it really well, haven’t read it for some time but remember it and want to read and see what other readers make of it.