Wuthering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Classic)

Wuthering Heights: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Classic)

A windswept, full-color graphic novel adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic gothic tale of revenge, passion, and torturous love. Experience the tormented and vindictive Heathcliff as never before in this illustrated edition of the infamously twisted love story that has captivated and horrified readers for centuries. When Mr. Earnshaw brings home the abandoned orphan Heathcliff from a trip to Liverpool, the young boy and his daughter Cathy quickly form an inseparable childhood friendship that through the years develops into a toxic, possessive love. Forced apart by the expectations of society, race, and class, Cathy and Heathcliff enter a destructive cycle of frustrated passion, desperation, and violence that will haunt them and their future generations forever. Part of the celebrated Campfire Classics series, this stunning graphic novel provides an accessible, hi-lo entry point into one of English literature’s most memorable classics, perfect for classroom and leisure reading alike! Brought vibrantly to life through lush, full-color panels, Brontë’s enduring story examines humanity’s capacity for brutality, set among the majestic and untamed beauty of the English moors. This edition is one of more than 85 titles Campfire Graphic Novels has published since their introduction to North America in 2010. Featuring gorgeous, sophisticated artwork and lush production values, Campfire Graphic Novels publishes a wide array of distinctive stories ranging from innovative renditions of Western literature’s most beloved classics to vibrant and gripping histories. Author Bio: Emily Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was one of the celebrated Brontë sisters, the others being Charlotte and Anne, whose literary works are considered to be classics of English literature. As women authors were not taken seriously in their time, they published their works under male pseudonyms. Emily chose the name Ellis Bell. She was born in the village of Thornton in Yorkshire, England to Maria Branwell and Patrick Brontë. Her family later moved to Haworth, and Emily was to suffer the loss of her mother and two elder sisters Maria and Elizabeth to illness. The remaining sisters and their brother Branwell were schooled at home and were exposed to a wide variety of literature that was to influence them for the rest of their lives. Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë’s only novel and is considered a classic in English literature. When it was first published in 1847, readers thought it was written by a man and were shocked by its depiction of wild passion and obsession. Emily Brontë died a year later at the age of 30 from tuberculosis. Adaptor Bio : Ellis McCarthy has studied literature and creative writing at the University of Manchester. He has had a number of short stories published in print and online literary magazines, including 3AM, Smokelong, Monkeybicycle, and New Writer. He is currently working on a magical realism novel. A resident of New Delhi, India, Naresh Kumar describes himself as a seeker who is continuously trying to learn as much as he can, and his art is an expression of his curiosity toward the world. A firm believer in humanity, Naresh brings an experienced hand to the drawing board, and his photo-realistic style captures the subtle emotions of his characters. His work features in a number of titles from Campfire, which include World War Two: Against the Rising Sun , Julius Caesar , Martin Luther King Jr.: Let Freedom Ring , They Changed the World , The Industrial Revolution and Hamlet .