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The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 34 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 27:30


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 34, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: As time passes, Heathcliff becomes more solitary and he begins to eat and drink less and less, eventually only eating one meal per day. A few days after his fight with Cathy, he spent the whole night walking on the moors, and he returned with a strange almost happy persona. He told Nelly that he spent the whole night on the threshold of Hell, but that he has now seen heaven. He refuses all food and insists to be left alone, to have the Wuthering Heights to himself. He seems to have seen a figure infront of him and even conversed with it. Heathcliff's behaviour became more strange; he murmured Catherine's name and insisted that Nelly remember his burial wishes. Nelly soon found him laying in the bed in Catherin's room dead. She tells Lockwood that he has since been buried and that Cathy and Hareton shall soon be married, and then shall move to the Grange. Lockwood then leaves the Wuthering Heights and makes his way toward the church yard. Although many of the villagers claim to have seen Heathcliff and Catherine's ghosts walking through the moors, Lockwood insists that he can only imagine quiet slumbers for the people buried in such quiet earth.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

Sleep Magic - Sleep Hypnosis & Meditations
Wuthering Heights | Hypnotic Bedtime Story

Sleep Magic - Sleep Hypnosis & Meditations

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 54:21


In tonight's hypnosis & story blend, we'll be diving into Emily Brontë's classic tale of love and revenge, Wuthering Heights. Just relax, and allow Jessica's voice to lull you deeper and deeper into relaxation with every word. As always, tonight's episode will start with a relaxing introduction from Jessica, before we sink into tonight's Sleep Hypnosis.  Want more Sleep Magic? Join Sleep Magic Premium ✨ Enjoy 2 bonus episodes a month plus all episodes ad-free, access to Jessica's complete back catalog of over 60 episodes, and show your support to Jessica.  To Subscribe 

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 33 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 20:56


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 33, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: At breakfast one morning, Cathy and Heathcliff get into a huge argument over her inheritance and her relationship with Hareton. Heathcliff grabs her, and goes to strike her, but when he looks at her face he lets her go - having seeing something in her eyes that reminded him of her mother. Nelly speculates to Lockwood that the many reminders of Catherine changed Heathcliff. He in fact confided to Nelly that he no longer has any desire to carry out his revenge on Cathy and Hareton...SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 32 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 24:14


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 32, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: About 6 months have passed and Lockwood has been invited to visit the North by a friend of his. On his journey he crosses paths with a farmer who remarks a cart that is apparently too late for its harvest. The man also mentions Gimmerton, which reminds Lockwood of his time at the Grange, and he decides to visit for the night and see Nelly, and also settle his debts with Heathcliff. He discovers that Nelly is no longer at the Grange and has been moved to the Wuthering Heights. He decides to head to the Heights while the sun is still up where he talks to Nelly about the past few months. She says that Cathy admitted to her that she felt guilty about mocking Hareton for his attempts to learn to read. One afternoon, Hareton was wounded while hunting and had to remain inside at the Heights. He and Cathy fought at first, but they soon agreed to get along, and Cathy even promised to help Hareton read properly. The two young people have slowly grown to love each other, and Nelly says that she cannot wait for the two of them to marry.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 31 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 13:19


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 31, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Lockwood heads to Wuthering Heights to end his lease at the Grange. He brings a note from Nelly to give to Cathy. Hareton first takes the note, but when Cathy cries, he gives it back to her. He has been struggling to learn to read. Cathy says however that she has been deprived of books. Cathy mocks Hareton's attempts to learn, angering him, but she says that she doesn't want to hinder his progress. Heathcliff returns and on entering the house, mutters quietly to himself that he he can only see Catherine Earnshaw's features in his face - so much so that he can hardly bare to see him. Lockwood passes a dreary meal with Heathcliff and Hareton and then leaves. Riding back to the Grange, he remarks on how dreary the North and its people are. He thinks further of what a "Fairy Tale" it would have been, had Cathy fallen in love with him, and left the Heights with him for London.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 30 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 14:14


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 30, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly has not seen Cathy since she left, and her only source of information of the goings on at the Heights is Zillah. Zillah says that Heathcliff forbade anyone from acting kindly towards Cathy, and says that Cathy must tend to Linton by herself until he passes away. Since Linton's death, Cathy has kept her distance from Zillah and Hareton, with whom she is in constant conflict. Desperate to help, Nelly took a cottage to bring Cathy to, but Heathcliff, she knows won't allow it. The only thing that could save Cathy would be for her to remarry...Writing in his Diary, Lockwood says that this is the end of Nelly's story. He states that he is recovering from his illness and says that he will ride to the Heights on the following day to tell Heathcliff that he is leaving for London, and won't be back until the end of his lease. Heathcliff may look for a new tenant. Lockwood states that he has no desire to spend another winter in the north.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 29 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 14:35


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 29, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Heathcliff appears at the Grange shortly after the funeral of Linton to take Cathy to Wuthering Heights. He tells her that he punished Linton for helping her escape, and says that she will have to work for her keep at the Heights. Cathy spits back that she and Linton are in love and that in spite of Linton's bad-temperdness, they will prevail, while Heathcliff, has no one to love him. As Cathy goes to pack her things, Nelly asks to have Zillah's position at the Heights, desperate to remain with Cathy. Heathcliff interrupts her however to tell her that the day before, when the sexton was digging the grave to lay Edgar, he had him remove the earth from Catherine's grave and undo the lid so he could look on her face. He asserts that Catherine's face will not fade until he too is in the ground.He says that he asked the Sexton to remove one half of Catherine's coffin so that he and her may lay together in the ground once he too is gone. Nelly chastises him for disturbing the dead, and Heathcliff tells her that he believes in ghosts, and that he has been haunted by Cathine since the day she died.As they leave, Cathy asks Nelly to visit her, but Heathcliff says that no such thing will happen, noting that if he needs Nelly, he will come to the Grange himself. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 28 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 15:42


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 28, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: At last, Zillah frees Nelly from her imprisonment, telling her that the villagers in Gimmerton have been saying that both Nelly and Cathy were lost on the moors. Nelly searches through the house for Cathy, but only finds Linton who tells her that Cathy is locked away. The two are now married and Linton claims that everything she owns is now his.Fearing that Heathcliff will come back home and find her, Nelly hurries to Thrushcross Grange. Here, she tells the incredibly ill Edgar that Cathy is well and will be home soon. She send a group of men to search for Cathy at the Grange and to get a lawyer, for Edgar's will. The men fail to get Cathy back, and the lawyer says that he will come after he has finished his work in town. Nelly, late at night hears a knock at the door and believes it to be the lawyer, but it is Cathy! She can see her father before he passes away, and Edgar is happy to see that his daughter is married to Linton, not knowing how awful he is. Shortly after Edgar's passing, Mr. Green, the lawyer arrives, saying he has seen Heathcliff, and he orders everyone but Nelly and Cathy out of the house by the order of the new owner of the house.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

Intelligence Squared
The Classic Debate: Austen vs Brontë

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 99:15


Jane Austen created the definitive picture of Georgian England. No writer matches Austen's sensitive ear for the hypocrisy and irony lurking beneath the genteel conversation. That's the argument of the Janeites, but to the aficionados of Emily Brontë they are the misguided worshippers of a circumscribed mind. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë dispensed with Austen's niceties and the upper-middle class drawing rooms of Bath and the home counties. Her backdrop is the savage Yorkshire moors, her subject the all-consuming passions of the heart. To help you decide who should be crowned queen of English letters we have the lined up the best advocates to make the case for each writer. In this event, chaired by author and critic Erica Wagner, we invited guests including author Kate Mosse, Professor and author John Mullan, and actors Mariah Gale, Samuel West and Dominic West, to discuss each writer's influence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 27 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 29:52


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 27, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Over the next week, Edgar's health gets worse and worse. Worried about her father, Cathy reluctantly rides to her meeting with Linton. Linton seems more nervous than normal during their meeting, and he eventually reveals that Heathcliff is forcing him to court Cathy, and he is terrified what will happen if she refuses him. Heathcliff arrives, and asks Nelly about Linton's health. He says that he is worried that Linton will pass before Edgar and ruin his plans. Heathcliff asks Cathy to walk Linton back to the Heights, and though Nelly refuses and Cathy states that she is forbidden to do so, she agrees because she is afraid of Heathcliff.Heathcliff is furious with Linton, who is terrified of his father. Once he gets Nelly, Cathy, and Linton inside, he locks them in the Heights and refuses to let them leave until Cathy and Linton are married. He allows Cathy to leave her bedroom and be with Linton, but locks Nelly inside for 5 days, with Hareton bringing her food.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 26 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 10:04


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 26, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: When Cathy and Nelly go to their meeting with Linton, they don't find him where they agreed to meet. He has not gone far from the heights. He looks frail and weak, but he says that he is improving. The boy looks nervous and seems to look over his shoulder towards the house. At the end of their visit, Cathy agrees to meet Linton again the next week. On the way home, Cathy and Nelly worry about Linton's health, but agree that they won't come to any conclusions until their next visit.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 25 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 9:05


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 25, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly stops her story briefly to tell Lockwood that all of what she just described happened only last Winter. Nelly says that she would never have guessed that in only a year, she would be telling an absolute stranger about the family history. She wonders how long Lockwood will be a stranger for; she has noticed that Lockwood has gained feelings for the Cathy. Lockwood confesses that that is true, but that he doubts that it would ever happen. He urges Nelly to continue her story. Young Cathy agrees to follow her father's wishes, and says that she will no longer visit Linton. Linton never visits the Grange either, he is too sick and frail. Edgar worries about his daughter's happiness and the future of his estate. He says that if marrying Linton would make Cathy happy, then he would give Heathcliff his revenge. Edgar's health continues to fall, and so does that of Linton. Eventually Edgar allows Cathy to meet Linton, not at the Heights, but on the moors, before the boy can succumb to his illness. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

il posto delle parole
Monica Pareschi "Inverness"

il posto delle parole

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 25:46


Monica Pareschi"Inverness"Polidoro Editorewww.alessandropolidoroeditore.itC'è, nell'incontro con l'altro, una paura antica, uno spavento continuamente ricercato e fuggito. Incontri sbagliati, mancati. Incontri fatali, o intravisti.Baci velenosi. Bambine dai difetti repellenti. Addii dati in maniera fredda e intollerabile. Amori ricambiati in parte e scambiati per eterne maledizioni scolastiche.Monica Pareschi torna alla narrativa dopo il suo esordio di circa 10 anni fa. Un'opera contundente, corrosiva – ricorda la malizia fantastica di Leonora Carrington e il film Stoker di Park chan-Wook – fondata sui sentimenti più nascosti, sulle piccolezze mostruose, vitree, che tutti noi coviamo mentre amiamo e mentre odiamo.Monica Pareschi è autrice di È di vetro quest'aria, Italic Pequod, 2014. Traduce narrativa per le maggioricase editrici italiane. Ha tradotto e curato, tra gli al-tri, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte e Emily Brontë, Shirley Jackson, Doris Lessing, James Ballard, Bernard Malamud, Paul Auster, Nel 2020, per la sua traduzione di Wuthering Heights, ha vinto il Premio InternazionaleVon Rezzori e il Premio Letteraria e, nel 2023, il Premio Fondazione Capalbio per la traduzione di Piccole cose da nulla di Claire Keegan. Insegna traduzione letteraria all'Università Cattolica.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 24 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 22:37


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 24, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: After Nelly recovers, she notices Cathy's strange behaviour and soon discovers that she has been riding to the Heights after she and Mr Linton were in bed. Cathy confesses to Nelly that she has been to the heights and she tells of an instance where Hareton proved to her that he could read the name carved in stone above the door. When Cathy asked him if he could read the date after it, Hareton replied that he didn't yet know his letters, and she scalded him for it. Cathy called him a Dunce and the went inside to join Linton. Soon after seeing him, Hareton burst through the door in a rage and bullies Linton into going upstairs. Afterwards, he apologised to Cathy for his behaviour, but she ignored him and went home, angry. When she returned to the Heights a few days later, Linton blamed her for the transgression. She leaves, and comes back a few days later to tell him that she won't be coming back. Linton begs for her forgiveness. After Cathy hears the story, she goes to Edgar and tells him what his daughter has done. Edgar immediately forbids his daughter from visiting Linton again, but he does write to him, and says that he can come and visit the Grange. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 23 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 17:58


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 23, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: The next morning, Cathy and Nelly ride to Wuthering Heights in the pouring rain. They find Linton whining like usual. He talks to Cathy about the possibility of getting married so that he would then love him as much as she loves her father. Cathy says that not all married people love each other, and tells Linton about his mother and father's relationship. Linton refuses this information and it causes an argument between them which climaxes in Cathy pushing the frail boy. Linton has a coughing fit, and after recovering, claims that Cathy assaulted him. Cathy is filled with guilt, and Linton asks her to nurse him back to health. Nelly puts her foot down and says that Cathy will not be coming back to the Heights. After Nelly and Cathy get home, Nelly discovers that she has fallen ill from the rain. Cathy acts as nurse for both she and her father, and is incredibly attentive to her patients, but during the night, she makes frequent visits to Linton while her patients sleep.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 22 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 14:06


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 22, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Edgar Linton's health beings to fail him, and he has to spend less time with Cathy. Nelly attempts to fill the void, but in vain. On a Winter's day on a walk in the garden, Cathy climbs as will and stretches to reach some fruits, but her hat falls down to the other side. She climbs over the wall with Nelly's permission, but soon finds the gate locked, and the wall too slick to climb. Nelly looks through her ring of keys for the right one, and Heathcliff turns up. He tells Cathy that it was cruel to cut off contact with Linton, and says that his health has fallen. He urges Cathy to visit Linton and restore him to health while he is away. He claims that Linton's failing health is caused by a broken heart. Nelly eventually breaks the lock on the door, and Heathcliff leaves. His words made an impact on Cathy though, and she manages to convince Nelly to let them go together to the Heights to visit Linton. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 21 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 36:46


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 21, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Cathy is distraught over her cousin's departure from Thrushcross Grange. Nelly tries to keep informed on Linton's wellbeing by asking Wuthering Heights' housekeeper. She learns that Heathcliff hates his son and cannot stand to be alone with him, and that Linton is very frail and sickly. A few years later, when Cathy is 16, she and nelly are out looking for birds on the moors. Cathy runs forward, and when Nelly catches up with her, she is conversing with Heathcliff and Hareton. Heathcliff invites her and Cathy to Wuthering Heights to see his son. Nelly is suspicious, and doesn't want Cathy to go. Cathy is headstrong though, and heads off with Hareton while Heathcliff walks with Nelly. At Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff tells Nelly that he wants to marry Linton to Cathy someday. The cousins do not recognise each other, but on mention of his name, Cathy flies to embrace him. Linton has become too sick to show Cathy around the farm, and she at first goes on a walk with Hareton, and Heathcliff eventually forces him to go after them. At Thrushcross Grange the following day, Cathy accosts her father about Linton's proximity and asks to know why he kept Linton a secret. Edgar tries to explain, and eventually, though painful, tells Cathy about the complicated history between Linton, Heathcliff, and Catherine. Edgar begs Cathy to not keep in touch with the boy, but Cathy cannot resist sending him letters. After a while, Nelly decides to go through Cathy's drawer where she finds a pile of letters from Linton, and she removes the letters. When Cathy finds out, she accosts Nelly, after which, Nelly threatens to take them to Edgar. Cathy, after a struggle, agrees to let Nelly burn the letters, and never write to Linton again. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

Adapte-Moi Si Tu Peux
Jane Eyre

Adapte-Moi Si Tu Peux

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 123:14


« Croyez-vous parce que je suis pauvre, humble, sans agréments, petite, que je sois sans âme et sans cœur ? »Victoire, Pascale et Jeanne comparent le roman de Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, à son adaptation en film réalisée par Cary Fukunaga avec Mia Wasikowska et Michael Fassbender. La vie est difficile pour Jane Eyre : orpheline, maltraitée par sa tante puis au pensionnat, elle grandit tant bien que mal et devient gouvernante au manoir de Thornfield d'une petite française, Adèle. Mais très vite, Jane perçoit une présence inquiétante qui rôde dans le grenier et les couloirs... Et surtout, elle commence malgré elle à développer des sentiments pour le maître des lieux, Mr Rochester.Le film de Cary Fukunaga est-il fidèle au livre dont il est tiré ? Réponse dans l'épisode !3 min 08 : On commence par parler du roman Jane Eyre de Charlotte Brontë, paru en 1847.1 h 19 min 43 : On enchaîne sur l'adaptation en film sortie en 2011 et réalisée par Cary Fukunaga avec Mia Wasikowska et Michael Fassbender.1 h 57 min : On termine sur nos recommandations autour des sœurs Brontë et des romans gothiques.Avez-vous lu ou vu Jane Eyre ?Recommandations :Les Hauts de Hurlevent, écrit par Emily Brontë (1847)Northanger Abbey, écrit par Jane Austen (1817)Les Sœurs Brontë, la force d'exister, écrit par Laura El Makki (2017)L'Affaire Jane Eyre, écrit par Jasper Fforde (2001)

London Review Podcasts
Close Readings: ‘Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë

London Review Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 32:02


When Wuthering Heights was published in December 1847, many readers didn't know what to make of it: one reviewer called it ‘a compound of vulgar depravity and unnatural horrors'. In this extended extract from episode three of ‘Novel Approaches', Patricia Lockwood and David Trotter join Thomas Jones to explore Emily Brontë's ‘completely amoral' novel. As well as questions of Heathcliff's mysterious origins and ‘obscene' wealth, of Cathy's ghost, bad weather, gnarled trees, even gnarlier characters and savage dogs, they discuss the book's intricate structure, Brontë's inventive use of language and the extraordinary hold that her story continues to exert over the imaginations of readers and non-readers alike.To listen to the full episode, and all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/applecrnaIn other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadingsna Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 20 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 13:59


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 20, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly gets orders to take Linton to Wuthering Heights. On the way Linton asks plenty of questions about his father, saying that his mother never said that he had a father. Nelly invents some reasons as to why Heathcliff couldn't have visited. When they arrive at the Grange, Heathcliff doesn't pretend to love his son, he calls Linton's mother a s*** and says that Linton is his property. Linton begs Nelly not to leave him, but she has to go, and mounts her horse quickly while the boy is distracted.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

Close Readings
Novel Approaches: ‘Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë

Close Readings

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 26:38


When Wuthering Heights was published in December 1847, many readers didn't know what to make of it: one reviewer called it ‘a compound of vulgar depravity and unnatural horrors'. In this episode of ‘Novel Approaches', Patricia Lockwood and David Trotter join Thomas Jones to explore Emily Brontë's ‘completely amoral' novel. As well as questions of Heathcliff's mysterious origins and ‘obscene' wealth, of Cathy's ghost, bad weather, gnarled trees, even gnarlier characters and savage dogs, they discuss the book's intricate structure, Brontë's inventive use of language and the extraordinary hold that her story continues to exert over the imaginations of readers and non-readers alike.Non-subscribers will only hear an extract from this episode. To listen to the full episode, and all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:Directly in Apple Podcasts: https://lrb.me/applecrnaIn other podcast apps: https://lrb.me/closereadingsnaRead more in the LRB:David Trotter: Heathcliff Redoundinghttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n09/david-trotter/heathcliff-redoundingJohn Bayley: Kitchen Devilhttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v12/n24/john-bayley/kitchen-devilAlice Spawls: If It Weren't for Charlottehttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v39/n22/alice-spawls/if-it-weren-t-for-charlottePatricia Lockwood: What a Bear Wantshttps://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n16/patricia-lockwood/pull-off-my-headGet the books: https://lrb.me/crbooklist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 19 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 9:52


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 19, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Edgar brings the boy Linton to Thrushcross Grange, and Cathy is very disappointed to discover that her cousin, is a weak, small, whiney young boy. Not long after he arrives, Joseph turns up and yells at Nelly and Edgar that Heathcliff wants his son, saying that if he doesn't come tonight, Heathcliff will come and get him himself in the morning. Edgar promises to send the boy...SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 18 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 20:19


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 18, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Cathy grows up at Thrushcross Grange, and at the age of 13 she is a intelligent, beautiful, and temperamental girl. Her father is fearful of Wuthering Heights, and doesn't let his daughter leave the grounds of the Grange's park, and he doesn't tell her anything of the Heights, or its inhabitants. One day, Edgar receives a letter from Isabella, saying that she is ill and going to pass away, and that she wishes to see her brother and wants him to take her son with him back to the Grange. Edgar leaves for London, and tells Nelly to take care of Cathy.While under Nelly's care, Cathy escapes to the moors, wanting to explore the world by herself. When she doesn't come home in the evening, Nelly gets worries and goes to look for her, fearing that she has found the Heights. When she gets to the Heights, she finds one of the family dogs, and goes to the door of the manor, where she is greeted by a housekeeper who tells her that Cathy is inside. Cathy is talking with Hareton, and seems to be very fond of him. Nelly is furious however, and only wants to take Cathy home. Nelly tells Cathy that Hareton is not the son of the master of the house, but is actually her cousin. Cathy is shocked and tries to deny this, saying that her cousin is being brought to the Grange by her father. Nelly persists, and explains that people can have more that one cousin, and finally gets the girl to leave. On the way home, Nelly gets Cathy to promise that she will tell nothing of her visit to the Heights to her father.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 17 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 39:33


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 17, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Not long after the funeral, Isabella arrives at Thrushcross Grange, laughing like a madwoman, and out of breath. She has come to ask Nelly for help, at an hour when she knows Edgar will be sleeping. Isabella says that a Heathcliff and Hindley are attacking each other. She says that Hindley tried to stay sober so that he could go to his sister's funeral, but couldn't bring himself to go and started drinking again. While Heathcliff was watching over Catherin's grave, Hindley locked him out of the house and told Isabella that he intended on shooting him. Isabella warned Heathcliff about the plan, and when Hindley aimed his pistol out of the window, Heathcliff grabbed and fired it back at Hindley, the knife attachment cutting his wrist. Heathcliff then forced his way inside and beat Hindley all over. The following morning, Isabella reminded Hindley of the previous night and he became enraged and began to fight Heathcliff anew. In the fury, Isabella managed to escape. Soon after her visit to Nelly, Isabella goes to London, where she gives birth to Heathcliff's son, Linton. She keeps up a correspondence with Nelly over the next 12 years until Isabella passes away too. Six months after Catherine's passing, Hindley goes too. Nelly returns to Wuthering Heights to see about the funeral arrangements and to bring Hareton back to Thrushcross Grange. She comes to find that Hindley was in a huge amount of Debt and that Heathcliff, has become the owner of The Heights. He does not allow Hareton to return with Nelly, and says that he will raise the boy himself. Hareton, who should be one of the finest gentlement in the area, is now forced to live as a common servant, friendless, and without hope. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 16 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 12:00


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 16, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: That night Catherine gives birth to a daughter two months premature and then passes away 2 hours later. When Nelly goes to tell Heathcliff, he seems to know already. He curses Catherine for all of the pain that she has caused him and prays that she haunts him for the rest of his life. She may drive him mad as long as she stays with him. Edgar watches over Catherine's body at night, and Heathcliff lurks in the garden waiting to see her. When Edgar eventually retires to bed, Nelly lets Heathcliff have a moment with her. After Heathcliff leaves, Nelly finds that Heathcliff replaces Edgar's hair in Catherine's locket with one of his own. She wraps Heathcliff's around Edgar's and leaves them in the locket together. Hindley is invited to Catherine's funeral but doesn't come, Isabella isn't invited. Catherine, to the surprise of the villagers, is not buried at the Linton tomb nor with her relatives. She is instead places in a corner of the church yard looking over the moors.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 15 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 20:00


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 15, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Four days after Nelly's visit to Wuthering Heights, she waits for Edgar to leave for church before giving Heathcliff's letter to Catherine. Catherine has become very weak, and can't hold the letter, but as soon as Nelly mentions that it is from Heathcliff, he enters the room, unable to wait for a response. Catherine and Heathcliff have a very heated conversation where Catherine claims that her heart has been broken by both Heathcliff and Edgar. She states that she doesn't want to die while Heathcliff is alive, and she never wants to be apart from him, and begs for his forgiveness. Heathcliff says that he can forgive her for the pain she caused him, but not that which she caused herself. The church service ends, and Nelly urges Heathcliff to leave so that Edgar doesn't find him at home, but Catherine urges him to stay. As Edgar comes into the room, Nelly screams and Catherine collapses. Edgar is furious at Heathcliff's presence, but is too concerned about his wife to do anything about him, and Nelly takes Heathcliff away to the garden. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 14 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 20:17


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 14, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly goes to Wuthering Heights, but Edgar continues to refuse his sister's requests for forgiveness. When she arrives, Heathcliff demands Nelly to tell him about Catherine and he asks if he can see her. Nelly refuses and Heathcliff enraged, threatens to lock her up and go by himself. Terrified of Heathcliff, Nelly agrees to take a letter from him to Catherine. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Victorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

Drinks in the Library
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë with Carrie Pruett

Drinks in the Library

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025


Our book this week is the classic love, revenge, and ghost story, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, and my guest this week is Carrie Pruett.Carrie is a power user of the Henrico County, Virginia library. She loves books, movies, and also loves podcasts about books and movies. She frequently appears on the podcast 'Worst Bestsellers' to talk about teenage vampires and horse girls. When she was 13, she accidentally read 'Wuthering Heights' because her mom told her it was 'like Pride and Prejudice.' (It wasn't). Ever since then, she has enjoyed stories about terrible people who make bad decisions, especially if they do it in English country houses.Our drink this week is a Sam Smith beer from Yorkshire England, near the Moores where Wuthering Heights is set. Sam Smith is Yorkshire's oldest brewery, it even predates the Brontë sisters and was is a great drink to enjoy while reading this dark, brooding ghost storyIf you enjoy the show, please either head over to where you get your podcast and give me 5 stars and a review, or tell two people about it this week. This helps me grow the show and keep it going, as always, I appreciate your support!In this EpisodeGone Girl by Gillian FlynnBooks by Tana FrenchJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBooks by Thomas Hardy All Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotThe Brontës by Juliet BarkerWorst Bestsellers Podcast

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 13 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 25:01


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 13, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Edgar and Catherine spend 2 months trying to nurse Catherine back to health, and though she never fully recovers, she soon finds out that she is pregnant. Six weeks after her marriage to Heathcliff, Isabella writes to Edgar begging for forgiveness. Isabells then writes to Nelly and tells her that Wuthering Heights is awful; Hindley, Joseph, and Hareton all treat her cruelly, and Heathcliff has declared that as he cannot punish Edgar for Catherine's illness, he will punish Isabella instead. Isabella also says that Hindley has developed an obsession with Heathcliff, who has now taken full control of Wuthering Heights. Hindley hopes that he will be able to get Heathcliff's money, and he has shown a weapon to Isabella that he intends to use on Heathcliff. Isabella claims that she has made a mistake in marrying Heathcliff and she begs Nelly to visit her at Wuthering Heights.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :DVictorian Literature, Gothic Audiobook, Classic Literature

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 12 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 30:43


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 12, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Catherine finally allows the servants to bring her food, and in a hysterical state, claims that she is dying and that she doesn't know why Edgar won't come to her side. She rants about her childhood and her time with Heathcliff on the moors and death. Nelly is worried that Catherine will fall further ill and refuses to open any windows, but Catherine manages to force one open. From the window, she thinks that she can see Wuthering Heights, and Catherine says that she will die and her spirit will not be at rest until it can be with Heathcliff. Edgar arrives and Nelly goes to get a doctor. The doctor is optimistic about her recovery. SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :DVictorian Literature Gothic Audiobook Classic Literature

The Verb
Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones

The Verb

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 41:27


Rebecca Watts has just published her third poetry collection - The Face In The Well. She discusses writing poems that engage with the work of an earlier generation of poets, turning a cherished childhood memory into poetry, and Emily Brontë's love of ironing. Poet and writer Brian Bilston is as much a fan of the American writer, artist, and designer Edward Gorey as The Verb. He accepted our commission to create an updated version of one of Gorey's most celebrated poems - The Gashlycrumb Tinies. He premieres his approach to Gorey's alphabetical and flatly macabre list of children's final fates - The Garbledoom Tiddlers.Cristina Rivera Garza is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican writer, poet and professor. Her new book, Death Takes Me, fuses crime fiction, literary theory, and the poems of Argentinian poet Alejandra Pizarnik. She discusses the power of language to reflect, proscribe, and change society.Deryn Rees-Jones is a poet, a professor, and editor at Pavilion Poetry. She talk to Ian about the art of creating a poetry collection and how deciding on the order of the poems in a new collection can be a surprisingly physical activity.Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Ekene Akalawu

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 11 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 25:14


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 11, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly goes to Wuthering Heights to talk with Hindley, but finds Hareton, who throws rocks at her and curses her. Nelly learns from Hareton that Heathcliff taught him to swear at Hindley and that Heathcliff has forbidden the curate from coming to the property. When Heathcliff arrives, Nelly runs away. The next day at Thrushcross Grange, Nelly sees Heathcliff kissing Isabella. Catherine accosts Heathcliff about his true feelings for Isabella, and she offers to convince Edgar to consent to the marriage if he really loves her. Heathcliff tells Catherine that her idea is ridiculous, but that he intends to take revenge on her for marrying Edgar. Nelly tells Edgar about Catherine and Heathcliff's conversation, and he goes to the kitchen to order Heathcliff off of his property. A fight breaks out between the two men, and Catherine throws the key to the door in the fire to ensure that Edgar can't call for backup and has to face Heathcliff like a man. Catherine goads Edgar into striking Heathcliff, and when Edgar flees, Heathcliff decides to part too, knowing that he can't fight multiple men when Edgar inevitably calls for backup. In a fury, Edgar declares that Catherine must choose between him and Heathcliff. Catherine refuses to answer and locks herself in her room for 2 days straight. After two days, Edgar warns Isabella that if she wants to marry Heathcliff, she will be kicked out of Linton family.SEO Stuff that I don't want to do lol...Welcome to this narration of Emily Bronte's masterpiece, bringing you another chapter of this compelling gothic books classic. In this literary fiction reading, we explore the depths of Victorian literature as the story continues to unfold through Nelly's memories. Join me for this wuthering heights novel audiobook as we delve into themes of conscience, duty and solitude. Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 10 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 37:52


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 10, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Lockwood falls very ill after his walk back from Wuthering Heights and he spends 4 dreadful weeks recovering. Heathcliff pays him a visit, and once his Landlord leaves, he asks Nelly to continue her story. He wants to know how Heathcliff made his money and how he came to purchase Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. Nelly claims that she doesn't know how he made his money, but that after those three years he came back a rich and changed man. About six months Catherin's Marriage to Edgar Linton, Heathcliff returns to Yorkshire, and surprises Nelly at Thrushcross Grange. When he comes inside Catherine is overwhelmed by the sight of him and becomes silly with happiness at her old friend's return. Edgar is seriously jealous of Heathcliff's change; he is now a strong, wealthy, proper gentleman. He says that Hindley has invited him to stay at Wuthering Heights, which surprises everyone and he explains that when he arrived seeking Nelly, Hindley was gambling and he sat down to play with them, making reckless bets and showing signs of wealth. Catherine and Isabella begin to visit Wuthering Heights and Heathcliff starts to visit the Grange. Isabella starts to fall for the tall dark gentleman, who despite his love for Catherine, doesn't push Isabella away. Nelly thinks that Heathcliff still wants revenge on Hindley, Edgar, and Catherine, and vows to watch him.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 9 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 36:18


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 9, narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :Dhttps://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/joinSUMMARY: Nelly is still trying to hide baby Hareton when Hindley barges in drunk through the door and grabs the boy. In his drunken state he drops Hareton over the banister, and the baby is only saved by Heathcliff being in the right place at the right time. Later in the evening, Catherine finds Nelly and confides in her that Edgar has proposed and that she has accepted. Heathcliff happens to overhear the conversation between the two, and more skulks away after hearing Catherine call him uneducated and rough, and of a lower social class, leaving before she says that she loves Heathcliff like she love herself.That night Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights. Catherine spends the whole night in the grounds in a thunderstorm calling for Heathcliff. She falls very ill after the thunderstorm and the doctor declares that she is near death. The Linton's take Catherine to Thrushcross Grange but she gives her fever to Mr and Mrs Linton, and they both pass away within a few days of each other. Three years later, Heathcliff has not returned, and Catherine has married and moved in with Edgar Linton, taking Catherine with her, forcing Hareton to go into the sole care of his Drunkard of a father.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 8 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 20:02


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 8, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Nelly skips forward in her story to the following summer. Francis gives birth to a baby boy but soon dies from the strain of childbirth. Hindley assigns Nelly the task of raising the child, and he falls into a deep depression and angry state, exacerbated by his excessive drinking. Heathcliff takes the majority of the beatings from Hindley, and he takes a great pleasure in watching his Abuser's decline. Catherine is spending more time with the Linton's and behaves like a proper lady with him and like a rebel when with Heathcliff. One afternoon when Hindley is out of the house, Heathcliff skives off of work to spend the day with Catherine. She tells him however that the Linton's are coming, and she cannot be with him. Heathcliff calls Catherine out for spending too much time with the spoilt children, and she retorts that the Linton children are bright and interesting while he is ignorant and dull. Edgar then enters without Isabella, and Heathcliff storms off. Catherine asks Nelly to leave them alone, but she refuses, having been told to act as a chaperone when Edgar visited. Catherine lets her devil out and slaps Nelly which causes the baby Hareton to cry, whereupon Catherine shakes him. Edgar shocked by Catherine's actions goes to leave but doesn't make it past the gate before coming back to Catherine and her beauty. Nelly leaves them alone and only returns to tell that that Hindley is coming back and is very drunk. She can instantly tell that they have confessed their love for each other. Edgar flees from Hindley's wrath and Catherine goes to her room. Nelly tries to hide Hareton and removes the shot from his gun.

The History of Literature
677 Dylan Thomas (with John Goodby) | Emily Brontë and the Search for Hope

The History of Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 67:50


Dylan Thomas: brilliant poet or self-indulgent blowhard? In this episode, Jacke talks to John Goodby, co-author of the biography Dylan Thomas: A Critical Life, about the misconceptions swirling around the famous Welsh poet, and the approach that he and fellow author Chris Wigginton took in presenting a revealing and fresh introduction to Thomas's life and work. PLUS Jacke reads an essay by Emily Brontë in which she wades through deep currents of darkness and gloom to catch a glimpse of hope. Additional listening: 408 Dylan Thomas (with Scott Carter) 647 The Brontës The Brontës' Secret Scandal (with Finola Austin) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Daily Poem
Anne Brontë's "The North Wind"

The Daily Poem

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 4:12


Today's poem grew out of an elaborate game of make-believe between the Brontë siblings, and gives some idea of the mature verse that might have been if Anne had not died young. Happy(?) reading.Anne Brontë (17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family.Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria (néeBranwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish clergyman in the Church of England. Anne lived most of her life with her family at the parish of Haworth on the Yorkshire Dales. Otherwise, she attended a boarding school in Mirfield between 1836 and 1837, and between 1839 and 1845 lived elsewhere working as a governess. In 1846, she published a book of poems with her sisters and later two novels, initially under the pen name Acton Bell. Her first novel, Agnes Grey, was published in 1847 at the same time as Wuthering Heights by her sister Emily Brontë. Anne's second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was published in 1848. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is often considered one of the first feminist novels.Anne died at 29, most likely of pulmonary tuberculosis. After her death, her sister Charlotte edited Agnes Grey to fix issues with its first edition, but prevented republication of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. As a result, Anne is not as well known as her sisters. Nonetheless, both of her novels are considered classics of English literature.-bio via Wikipedia This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

We Speak Volumes: A Bards Alley Bookshop Podcast
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights

We Speak Volumes: A Bards Alley Bookshop Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 52:47


Welcome back listeners! Join Jen and Lane once again in diving deep into an absolute favorite of classic literature, Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. In this twisted romance (or, should we even call it that?), dark themes provide the foundation for one of the most complex characters in the English canon: Heathcliff. Throughout the novel, Heathcliff's obsession, need for revenge, and constant plots lead to regular success, but at the devastating expense of those around him.And yet, perhaps his actions could be heroic romanticism? Could his obsession be more of a youthful passion, and his machinations born out of necessity, created by his surroundings? Are his actions towards those who took his love from him justified? Grab a cup of tea and decide for yourself!Episode Links:Referred to in the episode: • ⁠Céline Dion - It's All Coming Back to Me Now (YouTube.com link) • Emily Brontë: "I Am the Only Being Whose Doom" (Poetry Foundation) • Withering Heights is a Virgin's Story, and Other Opinions of Brontë's Classic (Lit Hub article)Buy the book:  • ⁠Wuthering Heights (Bookshop.org paperback) • ⁠Wuthering Heights (libro.fm audiobook)Show Links: • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bards Alley Bookshop Website⁠⁠

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 7 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 22:47


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 7, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Catherine spends 5 weeks recovering at Thrushcross Grange. Mrs Linton has determined to turn Catherine into a Lady, and after her time at the Grange, Catherine was indeed changed. Catherine returns around Christmas time and instructs Heathcliff that he may greet Catherine like the other servants, and when he does, she compares his roughness to the cleanliness of the Linton children. Heathcliff is hurt by Catherine's remarks and he storms away. The Linton children come to supper the next day under the condition that Heathcliff is kept away from them. Heathcliff comes to Nelly and asks her to help him be proper so he can please Catherine. Hindley orders that Heathcliff be locked in the attic until the Children are gone but Edgar makes a remark about Heathcliff's hair before he can be locked up. Heathcliff throws a spoon of hot applesauce at Edgar which burns his face. While Nelly tries to clean and sooth Edgar, Hindley takes Heathcliff upstairs and thrashes him. The Lintons and Hindley and Catherine then go to eat supper, but Catherine cannot finish her food. She is too sorry for Heathcliff and after dinner sneaks off to try and be with him.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 6 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 15:05


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 6, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Hindley and his new wife return to Wuthering Heights for Mr Earnshaw's funeral. Hindley immediately starts to take revenge on Heathcliff, removing his rights to an education and forcing him to labour in the fields. Catherine and Heathcliff are still able to escape to the moors every not and again to avoid Hindley after Heathcliff's work is done. One evening Heathcliff and Catherine disappear for the night, and Hindley ordered the doors to be bolted. Nelly chooses to wait up for for them none the less, but they do not come home together, Heathcliff comes back alone. He tells Nelly that they went to spy on the Linton's at Thrushcross Grange, but they got attacked by the Linton's dog. Unable to return home and eventually identified by the Lintons, Catherine is invited to stay with them until she recovers. Heathcliff is refused entry to the home because of his origins and harsh mannerisms. Mr Linton comes the following day to inform Hindley what happened, and following his departure, Hindley forbids Heathcliff from speaking to Catherine, threatening to kick him out.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 5 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 8:55


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 5, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Time goes on and Mr Earnshaw becomes ill and weak. Disgusted at his son's treatment of Heathcliff, Earnshaw sends Hindley away to college. Joseph starts to take advantage of his master's frailness, and his religious views allow him to exert some power over him. Soon, Mr Earnshaw passes away and Catherine and Earnshaw turn to religious for comfort. They discuss heaven, and await the return of Hindley, the new master of the house.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 4 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 16:31


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 4, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreadshttps://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: After spending a day in Solitude, Lockwood becomes lonely. When the house keeper Nelly Dean brings him supper, he wonders if she is a gossip, and tries to get her to talk about Wuthering Heights and its owner. She clarifies the relations between the tennants, explaining that the Catherine that Lockwood met, is the daughter of the Catherine who was Nelly's first mistress at Wuthering Heights, and that Hareton Earnshaw is her cousin, and the nephew of the deceased Catherine. Cathy is the last of the Linton's and Earnshaw, the last of his line too.Nelly continues her story of her early years at Wuthering Heights. When Catherine and Hindley were young, their father went on a trip to Liverpool, and came back with Heathcliff, bundled in his coat. Mr Earnshaw declared that Heathcliff would be raised as a member of their family. Both Catherine and Hindley resent Heathcliff at first, but Catherine very quickly grows to love him. Catherine and Heathcliff become inseparable, and Hindley's hate only grows, and he himself becomes unfavorable in his father's eyes. Mrs Earnshaw dies two years after Heathcliff's arrival at Wuthering Heights, and Hindley now alone in his dislike of the new family member.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 3 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 27:54


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 3, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Zillah takes Lockwood to an out-of-the-way room which Heathcliff has forbidden from visitors. Lockwood notices that someone has scratched the name "Catherine Earnshaw, Catherine Linton, and Catherine Heathcliff" into the paint on the ledge of the bed. He also finds a diary, dated some 25 years ago written in the margins of several books. The Diary seems to have belonged to Catherine Earnshaw, and Lockwood reads about a day at Wuthering Heights soon after her father died, on which her older brother Hindley forced her and Heathcliff to listen to Joseph give a sermon. Catherine and Heathcliff, it seems, were very close, and Hindley seems to have Hated Heathcliff. Lockwood falls asleep and has a pair of nightmares. He awakes from the second when a cone from a branch begins tapping on his window. Still half asleep he tried to break the branch by forcing his hand through the glass of the window, but his hand is grabbed by a phantom one. A voice sobbing the name Catherine Linton asks to be let it. Linton, scared out of his wits, rakes the ghostly hands through the broken glass and tries to barricade the window with books. The books fall however, causing Lockwood to scream, rousing Heathcliff, who charges into the room. Lockwood leaves the room, but hears Heathcliff call out to Catherine, asking her to come home. Heathcliff, once the sun has risen, escorts Lockwood back to the threshold of Thrushcross Grange, where Lockwood retreats to his room to be alone.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 2 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 20:50


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: On a cold afternoon not long after his arrival, Lockwood makes his way towards Wuthing Heights, arriving just as a small snow starts to fall. He knocks on the door but no one lets him in, and Joseph, the old grounds keeper, calls out in a heavy accent that Heathcliff isn't in the house. After a while, a rough looking man lets him in the house, and Lockwood goes into the sitting room where he sees a gorgeous girl sitting besides the fire. Lockwood assumes that she is Heathcliff's wife. He tries to talk to her, but the girl responds very dryly. When Heathcliff arrives, he informs Lockwood that the girl is his daughter in law. Lockwood then assumes that the man that let him in must be Heathcliff's son; Heathcliff immediately corrects this also. The young man is Hareton Earnshaw, and the girl is the widow of Heathcliff's dead son. The snow becomes a Blizzard, and when Lockwood is ready to leave, he is forced to ask for a guild back to Thrushcross Grange. No one offers to help him. He takes a lantern, and says that he will try and find his way home without them. Joseph sees Lockwood and assumes that he is stealing the lantern, raising his voice, and setting the dogs on him. Lockwood becomes furious and curses the people of Wuthering Heights, causing him to have a nosebleed. The house keeper Zillah, ends the commotion, and leads Lockwood inside to bed.

The Essential Reads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 1 | Audiobook

The Essential Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 14:51


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë chapter 1, narrated by Isaac Birchall Subscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads https://www.patreon.com/theessentialreads https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join SUMMARY: Writing in his Diary, Mr Lockwood describes his first days at Thrushcross Grange, a small manor house in Yorkshire. Soon after his arrival he goes to visit his landlord, Mr Heathcliff, a dark man living in a manor called Wuthering Heights. During the visit, Heathcliff shows a lot of distrust towards Lockwood, and leaves him alone in a small dark room with a group of snarling dogs. Lockwood is only saved from the dogs' attacks by the old house keeper. When Heathcliff returns, Lockwood is furious, but he soon calms as his host laughs the situation away. Though he still feels not fully welcome at Wuthering Heights, he volunteers to visit again the following day.

Sarah's Book Shelves Live
Ep. 185: Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine (@GilmoreGuide)

Sarah's Book Shelves Live

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 55:27


Welcome to the Winter 2025 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books!   Today, Catherine and Sarah share 16 of their most anticipated books releasing January through March.   This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Announcement One of the many benefits to joining the Patreon Community is gaining access to several bonus podcast episode series, including Book Preview Extras! In these episodes, Catherine and Sarah share at least 4 bonus books we are excited about that were not shared in the big show preview episode. Get more details about all the goodies available to all Superstar patrons and sign up here! Highlights Catherine and Sarah share some big releases coming this winter (lightning round style). Catherine's theme this season is “balance,” with 4 debuts and 4 repeat authors. Sarah's choices seem to fall into some micro genres she loves, featuring 5 debuts. Again, Sarah brings in a few shorter books under 300 pages. Sarah has already read and rated two of her picks! Plus, their #1 picks for the winter. Big Winter Releases [1:51]  Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Jan 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:28] Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:37] Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [2:44] One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [2:51] We Do Not Part by Han Kang (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:14] Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:22] We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes (Feb 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:32] The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue (Mar 18) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [3:38] The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison (Jan 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [3:42] Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (Feb 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:00] The Antidote by Karen Russell (Mar 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:03] The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright (Mar 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:10] Back After This by Linda Holmes (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [4:20] Backlist Titles Mentioned Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson [2:32] We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter [3:03] Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros [3:27] Room by Emma Donoghue [3:41] Swamplandia by Karen Russell [4:05] Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell [4:07] Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes [4:25] Winter 2025 Book Preview [4:32] January Sarah's Picks The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Jan 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [8:06] Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Jan 14) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[15:34] Catherine's Picks All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (Jan 7) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[13:20] Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [19:22] Call Her Freedom by Tara Dorabji (Jan 21) | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [24:19]  Too Soon by Betty Shamieh (Jan 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [30:19] Other Books Mentioned Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë [9:22]  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel [14:38]   Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [17:46] Yellowface by R. F. Kuang [17:50] Babel by R. F. Kuang [17:51] February Sarah's Picks Yours, Eventually by Nura Maznavi (Feb 18) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [22:16] Penitence by Kristin Koval (Feb 18 – moved to 1/28 after recording) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[spp-timestamp time="25:56"] Crush by Ada Calhoun (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [31:39] The Strange Case by Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [36:25] The Grand Scheme of Things by Warona Jay (Feb 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[41:04] Catherine's Pick This Is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer (Feb 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [34:34] Other Books Mentioned Persuasion by Jane Austen [23:21]  Defending Jacob by William Landay [27:49] All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay [27:51]   Why We Can't Sleep by Ada Calhoun [32:02]   Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun [32:05]  Last Couple Standing by Matthew Norman [33:14]  The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker [36:55]  The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker [37:00]  By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult [42:04]  March Sarah's Pick Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:35] Catherine's Picks The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (Mar 4) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [38:35] Kate & Frida by Kim Fay (Mar 11) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:56] Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh (Mar 25) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:58] Other Books Mentioned The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami [38:45]  Love & Saffron by Kim Fay [45:08]  The Go-Between by L. P. Hartley [47:42]  The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller [48:15]  Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh [50:49]  Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh [52:56]  Other Links Instagram | Harper Voyager: Deluxe Limited Edition for Death of an Author by Nnedi Okorafor 

Across the Pond
102. "Wuthering Heights"

Across the Pond

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 43:10


Sam and Lori discuss Emily Brontë's classic novel of revenge on the moors--Wuthering Heights!  Does this novel live up to its reputation? We have a friendly difference of opinion.Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonInstagram: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang Books, Lori Feathers, Sam JordisonFacebook: Across the Pond, Galley Beggar Press, Interabang BooksTheme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina

As It Happens from CBC Radio
A Florida family had “one minute” to swim to safety

As It Happens from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 49:38


Plus: We reach the person responsible for correcting an 85 year old typo on a memorial to Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë. And: Despite a federal indictment, New York mayor Eric Adams says he's staying on the job. We hear from a city councillor from his own party who says it's time for him to go.

Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Wuthering Heights: The Incident at Thrushcross Grange by Emily Brontë

Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 51:09


Tonight's sleepy tale is the continuation of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Support the podcast and enjoy ad-free and bonus episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts. For other podcast platforms go to https://justsleeppodcast.com/supportOr, you can support with a one time donation at buymeacoffee.com/justsleeppodIf you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app. Also, share with any family or friends that might have trouble drifting off.Goodnight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multiverse News
Marvel's Thunderbolts* Teaser Reaction, Green Lantern Has Been Cast, Transformers: One Disappoints

Multiverse News

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 92:38


Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. Marvel Studios surprised fans with our first official glimpse of the upcoming Thunderbolts* film, by quietly dropping the teaser trailer Monday morning. The footage, set to the tune of Where is My Mind? by The Pixies, features Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, most heavily, and is in keeping with descriptions that came out of both D23 and San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, along with a few surprises. The search for the DCU's Hal Jordan has finally come to an end, according to sources from The Hollywood Reporter, with Emmy winner Kyle Chandler set to star in the HBO Lanterns series. Chandler's name was not among the top contenders being bandied about the last few weeks, which included the likes of Timothy Olyphant and Chris Pine, as well as Josh Brolin, as we previously reported. The Lanterns series, developed by Ozark's Chris Mundy, Lost's Damon Lindelof and Eisner Award winner Tom King, has often been likened to HBO's True Detective in terms of tone and story. Seems like we've been celebrating more box office wins than losses as of late, but Transformers: One was decidedly less than meets the eye, at least with audiences, as the animated prequel debuted to a soft $25 million, a near franchise low. The muted response may come as a bit of a surprise coming of the heels of strong critic reviews and an A Cinemascore, but neither were enough to dethrone reigning box office champ BeetleJuice BeetleJuice, which just held the top spot, making $26 million in its third week. Last week, Warner Brothers released the first trailer for Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho's highly anticipated sci-fi film starring Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, Naomie Ackie, and Toni Collette. The film arrives in theaters on January 31, 2025. AMC has canceled Orphan Black: Echoes, after one season. Set in the near future, the sequel series starring Krysten Ritter shared the same world as the BBC cult hit starring Tatiana Maslany. Netflix's One Piece has cast Joe Manganiello as "Mr. 0" and Lera Abova as "Miss All Sunday" for Season 2. Director-writer Jared Bush is replacing Jennifer Lee as chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios. Lee will return to a filmmaking role at the company and will focus on writing and directing Frozen 3 and executive producing Frozen 4. Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for Squid Game season 2 which begins streaming on December 26th. Netflix announced The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, an animated film debuting on February 11, 2025, with Doug Cockle reprising his voice role as Geralt of Rivia from the CD Projekt Red video games. An exclusive clip is now available online. Netflix has dropped the first teaser for Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, an animated series adaptation of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video game created by Ubisoft. Liev Schreiber will voice Sam Fisher, the protagonist of the series. Warner Bros has confirmed that Baz Luhrmann's next feature film at the studio will be Jehanne d'Arc, an epic story about the French teenage military commander Joan of Arc. Tamara Smart is joining Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Thalia Grace, the demigod daughter of Zeus. She'll recur in season two, which is in production and slated for a 2025 premiere. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are set to star in Emerald Fennell‘s feature adaptation of Wuthering Heights. MRC has tapped LuckyChap Entertainment to produce the film that is based on author Emily Brontë's classic novel of the same name. Warner Brothers has released the first trailer and poster for Sinners, the Prohibition era horror film from Ryan Coolger starring Michael B. Jordan that has been under wraps for the past year. The film hits theaters on March 7th, 2025. Daveed Diggs has been cast as a series regular for the fifth and final season of Amazon's The Boys.