Thursday Talk: 178 Years of Wuthering Heights

In December 1847, Thomas Newby published Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell in two volumes. The Examiner called it ‘a strange book’, while one reviewer for The Literary World confessed that despite its ‘disgusting coarseness’ he was ‘spellbound’.

In December’s Thursday Talk, we reflect on the charged reception history of the novel, then and now. In the absence of a manuscript and scant personal writings, we explore the clues that remain of Emily Brontë’s own relationship to her only novel.

This talk will be delivered by Dr Olivia Krauze, College Assistant Professor in English at Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, and Dr Claire O’Callaghan, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Loughborough and Editor-in-Chief of Brontë Studies.