Complete Works of ‘Wuthering Heights’ 1800s Author is Now Free on Amazon
Complete Works of ‘Wuthering Heights’ 1800s Author is Now Free on Amazon
Nina DerwinFri, February 27, 2026 at 4:34 AM UTC
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Brushing up on some of the most beloved novels in English literature just became far easier to revisit.
The complete works of Emily and Charlotte Brontë are currently available to read for free on Amazon through Kindle Unlimited, giving modern audiences access to the groundbreaking fiction that reshaped 19th-century storytelling.
The Brontë sisters, along with their sibling Anne, grew up in relative isolation in Haworth, Yorkshire, in the early 1800s. Daughters of a clergyman, they began writing from a young age, creating elaborate imaginary worlds and publishing under male pseudonyms to avoid the gender bias of the era. Despite their short lives, the sisters produced some of the most influential novels in literary history.
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell, stunned readers with its dark emotional intensity and unconventional structure. The stormy tale of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, bound together by obsession, betrayal and longing on the Yorkshire moors, was initially met with mixed reviews but later came to be regarded as a masterpiece of Gothic romance and psychological drama.
An oil painting of Emily Bronte circa 1847. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, released the same year under the pseudonym Currer Bell, found more immediate acclaim. Its first-person narrative, moral complexity and fiercely independent heroine helped redefine what a female protagonist could be. Charlotte went on to publish additional novels, including Shirley and Villette, further cementing her place in the literary canon.
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Wuthering Heights continues to stay relevant as its cultural legacy evolves. The novel has been adapted into film numerous times, beginning with the classic 1939 adaptation starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, and continuing through several modern reinterpretations. A new adaptation starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, is currently generating buzz, introducing Emily Brontë's brooding antihero to yet another generation of audiences.
"The novel is a strange, beautiful beast. I always think, because Emily is a poet, that Wuthering Heights is more of an epic poem than a novel," said Wuthering Heights director, Emerald Fennell, in a recent interview. "I've read this book 100 times at least, and every time I feel slightly differently about it, and there’s stuff in there I've never read before."
More than 175 years after their publication, the works of the Brontë sisters still resonate for their emotional depth, rebellious heroines and haunting landscapes. And now, with their complete works available through Kindle Unlimited, readers can step back into the windswept moors or the corridors of Thornfield Hall without spending a dime.
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