I wanted to highlight a classic piece of literature this week. Has anyone read Wuthering Heights? I know it is one of those required books to read in school, which sometimes means people do not necessarily read it, or they just skim through the chapters. Hopefully though, you have been able to pick up a copy since college or high school in order to really delve into Mr. Heathcliff’s world. Emily Bronte brings such dark imagery to the pages of her book. She speaks openly and honestly about each character and how they are viewed and treated within this particular society. Her sister, Charlotte, pens a similar text, but her characters seem to be a bit more lighthearted--not to say that they do not have their own troubles. What do you think of the differences between the worlds of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre?
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Today I am going to post a line from:
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Grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line!
Today I am going to post a line from:
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Bronte
And the first line is…
“1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary
neighbour that I shall be troubled with.”
Happy reading and happy Friday!
I'll confess I started reading this once and just couldn't get through it. I should try it again sometime.
ReplyDeleteI'm featuring a new release by Bethany Kaczmarek on my blog this week, but I'm going to post the first line from a book I've been meaning to read for aaaaaages: To Whisper Her Name, by Tamera Alexander.
"First Lieutenant Ridley Adam Cooper peered through the stand of bristled pines, his presence cloaked by dusk, his Winchester cocked and ready."
Great first line! Happy Sunday! :)
DeleteI've read Wuthering Heights. My first line is from Sweet Delights by Cecelia Dowdy: "PATTY-LYNN?" THE FAMILIAR VOICE made her pause.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear you've read Wuthering Heights! Happy Sunday!
DeleteIt's been years.
ReplyDeleteI'm sharing a first line from The Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson. "The change in Marie Carrington's pocket wouldn't pay for a ferry ride across the Northumberland Strait to Prince Edward Island, let alone a bus ticket to anywhere else in the world."
I've seen this book advertised online...it looks really good! Happy Sunday!
DeleteI read and enjoyed Wuthering Heights!
ReplyDeleteMy first line:
Prologue
January 25, 1980, midnight
The first execution I attended wasn’t by lethal injection but by Old Sparky. ~A Twist of the Knife by Becky Masterman
Happy Reading!
Dinh @ Arlene's Book Club
I'm so glad you enjoyed Wuthering Heights! Happy Sunday!
DeleteI combo read and skimmed. I should go back and really read it at some point. Thank you for sharing about the book! Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Trisha! Happy Sunday!
DeleteMy first line comes from Dime Novel Suitor by Carrie Fancett Pagels. It's part of the Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Husbands Romance Collection.
ReplyDeleteTurtle Springs, Kansas
April 1866
Pa had some kind of nerve, up and dying like that-just when I'd gotten used to Frank being gone.
Great first line...I have a book by Carrie Pagels that I can't wait to read. :) Happy Sunday!
DeleteA classic! I haven't read this one :)
ReplyDeleteClassic literature is the best! :) Happy Sunday!
DeleteI need to read Wuthering Heights again, it' been years.
ReplyDeleteMy first line is from Gabrielle Meyer’s novella found in the Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection
“A Tale of Two Hearts” Little Falls, Minnesota May 20, 1899
The countryside sped by as Elijah Boyer pushed the Duryea Motor Wagon to twenty-five miles per hour.
I've only read one novella out of that collection thus far...excited to read the rest of the stories. :) Happy Sunday!
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