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The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition brings together three seminal works by the Bronte sisters: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and Agnes Grey. These novels are celebrated for their emotional depth, complex characters, and exploration of themes such as love, social class, and individualism. more

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Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte

Emily Brontë was an English novelist, best known for her only novel, 'Wuthering Heights,' which is considered a classic of English literature. The novel is renowned for its profound emotion and unique narrative style. Born on July 30, 1818, she tragically passed away on December 19, 1848. more

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“Brown Penny I WHISPERED, 'I am too young,' And then, 'I am old enough'; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might love. 'Go and love, go and love, young man, If the lady be young and fair.' Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny, I am looped in the loops of her hair. O love is the crooked thing, There is nobody wise enough To find out all that is in it, For he would be thinking of love Till the stars had run away And the shadows eaten the moon. Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny, One cannot begin it too soon.”

“The intense horror of nightmare came over me: I tried to draw back my arm, but the hand clung to it, and a most melancholy voice sobbed, 'Let me in - let me in!' 'Who are you?' I asked, struggling, meanwhile, to disengage myself. 'Catherine Linton,' it replied, shiveringly (why did I think of LINTON? I had read EARNSHAW twenty times for Linton) - 'I'm come home: I'd lost my way on the moor!' As it spoke, I discerned, obscurely, a child's face looking through the window.”