Which powerful 1847 Gothic romance set upon the windswept Yorkshire moors features the tempestuous passion between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Wuthering Heights
- Step 1: Authored by Emily Brontë under the pen name Ellis Bell, Wuthering Heights depicts destructive passion and multi-generational revenge. Step 2. Its non-linear structure and untamed landscape make it an acknowledged masterpiece of Romantic Gothic fiction. Answer: Wuthering Heights. Why not the others: Jane Eyre is by Charlotte Brontë; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is by Anne Brontë; North and South is by Elizabeth Gaskell.
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