Heathcliff's Tale - Softcover
Emma Tennant's new novel, Heathcliff's Tale, brings together a chilling ghost story, a literary mystery, and a satire of Bronte academic studies. It is the story of the haunting of Henry Newby, a hapless young lawyer despatched to Haworth Parsonage shortly after the death of Emily Bronte to retrieve a novel by Ellis Bell for his uncle, publisher of Wuthering Heights. He soon finds himself adrift in a sea of possibilities: are the pages which burn on the study fire the work of fiction which his uncle awaits, or, as he believes, do they comprise the confessions of a wicked man, a murderer who has brought destruction and misery to all he meets? Who is this Heathcliff who spills his black soul among the flames and ashes? Fact and fiction are intertwined as we are confronted with the enigma of Emily Bronte. How could a young woman with no apparent experience of passion or knowledge of evil, have summoned up Heathcliff? Can evil be passed from one generation to the next? Or is it born out of deprivation and despair? Does it linger, long after the death of the evil-doer - and can it haunt chillingly through the pages of a book?Heathcliff's Tale is grippingly atmospheric and a rattling good read, and should appeal to the general reader, literary aficionado and ghost story enthusiast alike.
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'As an imaginative response to Wuthering Heights her beautifully crafted tale is wonderfully engaged and engaging.' -- Lucasta Miller - Times Literary Supplement
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- PublisherThe Tartarus Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1872621929
- ISBN 13 9781872621920
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages167
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Large trade softcover, F in wraps, an unread copy. The story of the haunting of Henry Newby, a hapless young lawyer despatched to Haworth Parsonage shortly after the death of Emily Brontė to retrieve a novel by Ellis Bell for his uncle, publisher of Wuthering Heights. Seller Inventory # 000425
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First UK edition trade paperback. Unread. In very nice condition. SYNOPSIS: "Henry Newby, a young man despatched to Haworth Parsonage shortly after the death of Emily Bronte to retrieve a novel by Ellis Bell for his uncle, publisher of Wuthering Heights. He soon finds himself adrift in a sea of possibilities; are the pages which burn on the study fire the work of fiction which his uncle awaits, or, as he believes, do they comprise the confessions of a wicked man, a murderer who has brought destruction and misery to all he meets? Who is this Heathcliff who spills his black soul among the flames and ashes? "Can evil be passed from one generation to the next? Or is it born out of deprivation and despair?" Packed weight 470gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. Seller Inventory # 3638
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