Wuthering Heights

By: Emily Brontë

Narrated by: Patricia Routledge

The passionate and tragic story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff is one of the high points of 19th-century Romantic literature. In the relationship of Cathy and Heathcliff, and in the wild, bleak Yorkshire Moors of its setting, Wuthering Heights creates a world of its own, conceived with a disregard for convention and an instinct for poetry and the darkest depths of the human soul in torment.

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Brilliant Writing, Depressing Reading

I'm almost glad I read it, but wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Watch the movie and try to forget how horrid the characters actually were in the book. : )

superb narration

loved Patricia Routledge's interpretation of a classic. Well worth listening to a book I have read several times. It is a classic for good reason.

Excellent voice actor!!

The narrator made all the difference in this most passionate of love stories. I've never felt the story so well in my own reading but I will having heard this.

Not the right narrator for big chunks of the book

Would you consider the audio edition of Wuthering Heights to be better than the print version?

Audio is not better, I still read most books in print, but there is something about listening to classics. It is nice to savor the sound, to not rush, to have the book surround you as you do tasks.

What other book might you compare Wuthering Heights to and why?

Well, Jane Eyre, but also the Gaskell books, or all of George Eliot. Nothing is as tumultuous as Wuthering Heights.

What aspect of Patricia Routledge’s performance would you have changed?

I love Patricia Rutledge, and for the most part she does a fine job here, but there are a few characters that were so wrong that I wasn't sure I could finish listening to the book. I wish I had gotten one of the other versions because I like "rereading" the classics. I did like her version of Nellie though.

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

It would be the tormented boy, Linton, except this version makes him a nasal whiney mess, so it is hard to feel much sympathy.

Any additional comments?

This has earned its reputation and is well worth a listen. But maybe not this narrator.

A masterpiece narration!

Patricia Routledge could make a compelling read out of the back of a cereal box! To be honest, I'm not a huge Bronte fan (those girls were all a bit warped!), but I am an over-the-top Hyacinth groupie! When I was perusing titles and saw this narration, I HAD to have it in my collection; I have been amply rewarded! Ms Routledge makes every moment of this dark, odd novel worth the time! Highly recommend!