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by Emily Bronte (Author), Sean Michael Wilson (Adapted by), John M. Burns (Illustrator)
A full-color graphic novel adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, pairing authentic text and dialogue with hand-painted watercolor artwork for classroom study and independent reading.
"That minx, Catherine Linton, or Earnshaw, or however she was called -- wicked little soul! She told me she had been walking the earth these twenty years: a just punishment for her mortal transgressions, I've no doubt!"
A favorite book of many readers, this classic tale is presented as a full-color graphic novel, featuring beautiful hand-painted watercolor artwork.
The traditional approach taken to art creates a vivid sensory experience to engage readers, while staying true to the original prose novel through the use of authentic text and dialogue.
This Original Text edition supports classroom study, independent reading, and guided discussion while preserving the language, gothic atmosphere, and emotional intensity of Brontë's original work. This title has been moderately and sympathetically abridged from the original text to fit within the graphic novel format.
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The classic novel brought to life in full color!
When Mr. Lockwood rents a country house from Mr. Heathcliff, he soon learns all about his landlord's turbulent history, including his undying love for Catherine Earnshaw, who haunts Heathcliff from beyond the grave, and his vengeful tyrannies against anyone who dares to stand in his way. Can Lockwood stop himself from being dragged into Heathcliff's violent world?
Wuthering Heights was to be Emily Brontë's only novel, originally published in 1847 under her assumed name, Ellis Bell. She died in December 1848 and did not live to see the book published under her own name just two years later. Today, it is considered a masterpiece of English literature and regarded by many as their favorite classic novel. Here we bring you a graphic novel adaptation of this timeless tale, featuring beautiful hand-painted artwork by John M. Burns, to give you a wonderful reading experience of this magnificent and unique story.
Author Biography
Emily Bronte was born in 1818 and lived much of her short life in the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth, United Kingdom. She died in 1848 aged just 30.
Sean Michael Wilson is a comic book script writer who lives in Kumamoto, Japan. John M Burns is a veteran UK comic book artist, whose work is much revered in the industry. Clive Bryant is the founder of Classical Comics, and the Editor-in-Chief of the entire range.
