Wuthering Heights

By: Emily Brontë

Narrated by: Janet McTeer, David Timson

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

When Mr. Earnshaw brings a black-haired foundling child into his home on the Yorkshire moors, he little imagines the dramatic events which will follow. The passionate relationship between Cathy Earnshaw and the foundling, Heathcliff, is a story of love, hate, pity, and retribution, the effects of which reverberate throughout the succeeding generations.

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Excellent narrators keep story interesting & clear

What did you love best about Wuthering Heights?

Heathcliff & Catherine's broken hearts are redeemed in Hareton & Cathy's love story

What did you like best about this story?

The narrators performed the characters very well, keeping clear characterization in mind. It was easy to keep up with the appearance of multiple characters with the same name because of this.

Which character – as performed by Janet McTeer and David Timson – was your favorite?

The feisty Catherine Linton is best performed in this audio book, though all characters were well played.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Heathcliff's final days with Catherine's spectre and the discovery of his corpse were the most moving.

Two narrators? Brilliant production decision.

What made the experience of listening to Wuthering Heights the most enjoyable?

The producers' decision to cast two narrators--a woman to read Nellie's inset tale, and a man to read Lockwood's framing narrative--does wonders.

Wild and wonderful writing

I must be getting old or intelligent. Probably just old. The classics are getting better and better and I am enjoying them far more than some of the supposedly good new writing. I struggled through Wuthering Heights as a student, I had other things on my mind. This time it was swift, powerful and fascinating. It is now obvious why the novel is prescribed in most literature courses (either university or school). Bronte tells a story of outcasts and obsessions – rural England: wind-swept, harsh landscape sculpting cruel and sociopathic creatures who are as violent as they are passionate. Heathcliff, the foundling, is shunned by all except his adoptive father. He spends most of his adulthood wreaking revenge for the ridicule and pain inflicted by his siblings and servants. Bronte draws her story beautifully through the eyes of a servant, Nellie Dean, and through the naive city dweller Lockwood. They are allowed to peer into this weird world and to observe how a childhood friendship can become an adult obsession that can destroy several lives. Truly great writing with dense imagery. It raises important, fundamental questions about the rights of women and the power of men.

Superb reading of a vivid and dark novel

I had tried to read this book before but didn't finish it. However, it always kept coming up in my thoughts, so I decided to get this audiobook and read along, and I'm glad I did.

The reading is fantastic. Janet McTeer does the bulk of it, and she is immensely talented, deftly weaving through the voices of men and women, young and old, passionate misanthropists and semi-literate zealots. David Timson has a less challenging part, but also does an excellent job, and I'm looking forward to some of the Dickens books he's done.

My only gripe would be the characters themselves, who are vile and selfish almost to a man. That's not to say they're not compelling and very vividly written - they are. But the famous misanthropy of this novel was one of the main attractions for me, and, having previously believed that I was something of a misanthropist myself, I left this book feeling like a positively sunny optimist! Sometimes it was all a bit overwhelming, but in this case it's also a testament to how powerful the novel is.

If you're interested in reading Wuthering Heights, this audiobook is an excellent way to do it.

Magnifing story!

It was blood rising story. Spellbinding story but can be hard to follow. The narration was done very well. The language is dated which is why it's hard to follow. I thoroughly enjoyed the story overall.

Please read this one

Great book, must read and have. Love is hard and no matter how you act if you are mean and evil you will know love but love will not know you.

Very Interesting Story!

I am very amazed of the whole introduction and progress of story. Narration at first was a bit different for me to listen but I slowed it down a bit and slowly got into speed back! That story talling is exquisite, and the story itself is very mysterious! I would recommend to read or listened this book very much!

Great Narration

The narration team of this book, made the story come off the pages, as if you there with the characters yourself. They have done Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights justice, in every way. What a story, enjoyed it lots.

best narration ever!

This is the one to get. I could listen to Janet McTeer all day! Her voice is just lovely--and she does a fantastic job with all the different characters she's called upon to voice. Her men actually sound masculine, in sharp contrast to flighty, girlish Cathy.

One of my personal favorites!!

Wuthering Heights is such a beautiful dark love story. The performers are excellent! This audio book tops my list.
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