Penguin Classics: Millennium- Robinson Crusoe / Pride and Prejudice / Wuthering Heights / Hard Times / Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde / The Picture of Dorian Gray

Emile Brontë; Charles Dickens; Robert Louis Stevenson; Daniel Defoe; Oscar Wilde; Jane Austen

ISBN 10: 0140954511 ISBN 13: 9780140954517

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1999

Synopsis

June Austen is one of the most well-known and widely-read English novelists of all times. Her other published works are-'sense and sensibility', 'Mansfield Park', and 'Emma'. Austen's transformation into one of the greatest writers in English history began only after her death. Her works started attracting scholarly attention in the 1920s. Today, Austen's works have become an important part of popular culture. They are not only a part of the English curriculum in school and collages but there are also many film and television adaptations of 'Emma', 'Mansfield Park', 'pride and Prejudice' And 'sense and sensibility' “What is Mr. Darcy to me, pray, that I should be afraid of him? I am sure we owe him no such particular civility as to be obliged to say nothing he may not like to hear.”"for Heaven's sake, Madam, speak lower. What advantage can it be for you to offend Mr. Darcy? You will never recommend yourself to his friend by doing so!”.Wuthering HeightsEmily Bronte was an English novelist & poet, who is best known for her only novel, "Wuthering She has written poems also such as - ‘Poems by Currer, Ellis and Action Bell', ‘A Death Scene', ‘To a Wreath of Snow, and lots Many.‘Wuthering Heights' is a highly imaginative work of passion and hate. Author was interested in mysticism and used to enjoy her solitude outdoors. This novel consists of those elements. It is now considered a classic of English literature. It was published under the pseudonym -"Ellis Bell”The story is full of high creativity and very imaginative. It narrates revenge also. It revolves around the main character, Heathcliff.Wuthering Heights is his farmhouse. Heathcliff is a young orphan, who was brought by Earnshaw at Wuthering Heights, 30 years ago. Earnshaw loves him (Heathcliff) so much, even neglects his own children. After death of Earnshaw, his elder son Hindley becomes the new master of Wuthering Heights and he allows Heathcliff to stay there only as a servant. Catherine is in love with Heathcliff, but doesn't show due to her social statue. The story thus seems very interesting and it ends with sights of the ghosts of Catherine and Heathcliff.It consists of many ups and downs Readers will Surely going to enjoy the novel. It's Heartthrobing and it's very difficult to getup without reading the novel - fully.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140954511
• ISBN 13: 9780140954517
• Binding: Unknown Binding
• Number of pages: 1