CostasNarrativeXP ft "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë Ch 17-18 讀你聽2.2 咆哮山莊

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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
Published in November, 1847
Project Gutenberg Ebook edition

A wronged outsider, Heathcliff, dedicates his life to avenging a childhood humiliation and lost love, only to see his obsessive cruelty poison two generations before it finally burns itself out.

Chapter 17-18
00:30 17 Isabella flees abusive Heathcliff after violent clashes with Hindley and reaches the Grange injured. She later raises Linton alone. Hindley dies, Edgar mourns devotedly, and Heathcliff gains control of Hareton.
43:10 18 Catherine, Edgar’s daughter, meets Hareton at Wuthering Heights, learns he’s her cousin and a servant, and is upset; Mrs. Dean comforts her as they navigate the moors and the household.

Characters
Heathcliff - A mistreated orphan rises from humiliation to power, driven by an all-consuming attachment that shapes his life and disrupts two families across generations on the isolated Yorkshire moors.
Catherine "Cathy" Linton - spirited and strong-willed, is the daughter of Catherine and Edgar Linton, curious about the world beyond Thrushcross Grange, and forms complex relationships with her cousins and household.
Hareton Earnshaw - son of Hindley, grows up at Wuthering Heights with limited education, influenced by both Nelly and Heathcliff, and develops a complex connection with his cousin Cathy.
Catherine Earnshaw - wild and passionate from childhood, shapes the lives of those around her, her personality and choices driving much of the novel’s first-generation story.
Joseph - a long-serving Wuthering Heights servant, is rigid, self-righteous, unkind, and dislikes almost everyone, speaking a strong, Yorkshire dialect.
Ellen “Nelly” Dean - servant and narrator, mediates between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, witnessing and influencing events across multiple generations.
Hindley Earnshaw - Catherine’s elder brother, harbors lifelong hatred for Heathcliff, mismanages Wuthering Heights, and leaves his troubled son to inherit a debt-laden estate.
Edgar Linton - a refined Thrushcross Grange gentleman, contrasts sharply with Heathcliff; cultured, gentle, and devoted to his family.
Isabella Linton - Edgar’s sister, becomes tragically entangled with Heathcliff, enduring his cruelty and shaping the next generation through her son, Linton.

Costa's Wordbook
Despot n a ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way (Des bot)

Indisposition n mild illness
Riband n arch. a ribbon (Rib bund)
Culpably adv deserves blame or consider responsible for something bad (Culp pably)
Near adj arch. (of a person) mean, miserly

Complete Features
Anne of Green Gables, Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content

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