Wuthering Heights
About this audiobook
When it was first published in 1847, Wuthering Heights was considered highly controversial for its blunt portrayal of domestic abuse, alcoholism, and the dismissal of Christian values by some of its characters. Today, this gothic novel is considered one of the greatest in English literature.
Generational conflict persists between two families living on properties in a remote area of Yorkshire—the Earnshaws and the Lintons. When the sinister and powerful Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by the Earnshaws, develops a passionate attachment to his step-sister Catherine, she chooses instead, for practical reasons, to marry the mild-mannered Edgar Linton, despite her affections for Heathcliff. When Catherine dies after giving birth to a daughter, the naturally surly Heathcliff becomes deeply embittered. He plans his vengeance on members of both families who he believes have wronged him.
The action is told by Nelly Dean, who has spent a life in service to members of both families. The subsidiary speaker is Lockwood, a young man who becomes a tenant on Heathcliff’s property.
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About the author
Emily Brontë (1818–1848), sister of Anne and Charlotte, published only one novel in her career, Wuthering Heights. Though she died just one year after its publication and never knew of its success, the story of doomed love and revenge went on to earn its place among the masterpieces of English literature.
Graham Scott is a narrator and voice actor based in the UK. As well as solo performances of works by authors including PG Wodehouse, Charles Dickens, R Austin Freeman, Dorothy L. Sayers, Jules Verne, Anna Katherine Green, Joseph Conrad, GK Chesterton, and John Buchan, Graham is also a regular performer in group productions with both Voices of Today and the Online Stage. Website: www.GrahamScottAudio.com
Linda Barrans is a British narrator with a fondness for Jane Austen and Shakespeare. She wrote the Sam the Sheep books to make positive use of the time during COVID lockdown, and to give herself and her friend Cate Barratt a modern piece to record together.
Jennie Litt is a voice actor, singer, performer, author, playwright, director, cabaret performance coach, and lyricist. Her audiobook repertoire includes thriller, literary fiction, drama, comedy, and medical, and in 2021-22 she narrated in American, BBC British, south London, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, German, and Israeli accents. No stranger to the recording booth, she has recorded two full-length CDs of original cabaret songs with her husband, pianist/composer David Alpher: Two Apples (2014) and Songs For Sapiosexuals (2019). Her works for the theater have been performed at the American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Circle Rep (NYC). She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, teenaged daughter, and dog.
Sarah Bacaller is a writer, researcher, and audiobook narrator from Melbourne, Australia.
Armed with an English degree and a burning love for the scent of libraries and old books, Justin Price has spent the last few decades uncovering the essence of story. This diligence has instilled him with a knack for telling tales. Justin is a noir-themed storyteller with a penchant for comedy and dark thoughts. His devotion to creeping inside the minds of characters shows in his colorful narration. He lives in sunny Florida with his loving family, but longs for a haunted mansion somewhere dreary and destitute.
Lillian Rachel is a talented British voiceover artist who utilizes multiple accents in her work. She currently resides in Washington, D.C.
