How Long to Read Wuthering Heights

How Long Does it Take to Read Wuthering Heights?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Jane Brontë

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

'Emily's one novel, Wuthering Heights, is a thunderstorm.' - The Atlantic Wuthering Heights has achieved an almost mythical status. It is a unique masterpiece of the imagination: an unsettling, transgressive novel about obsession, violence and death. Perhaps the most haunting and tormented love story ever written. "May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you - haunt me, then" Published in 1847, the year before Emily Bronte's death at the age of thirty, Wuthering Heights has proved to be one of the nineteenth century's most popular yet disturbing masterpieces. The windswept moors are the unforgettable setting of this tale of the love between the foundling Heathcliff and his wealthy benefactor's daughter, Catherine. Through Catherine's betrayal of Heathcliff and his bitter vengeance, their mythic passion haunts the next generation even after their deaths. Incorporating elements of many genres--from gothic novels and ghost stories to poetic allegory--and transcending them all, Wuthering Heights is a mystifying and powerful tour de force. 'To appreciate the greatness of Wuthering Heights, I had to stop trying to read it as a love story. It's when I began to read it instead as a story of intergenerational abuse, and how that abuse creates monsters, that I started to understand why it's such a beloved book.' - Vox

How long is Wuthering Heights?

Wuthering Heights by Emily Jane Brontë is 278 pages long, and a total of 71,724 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Wuthering Heights Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Wuthering Heights aloud.

What Reading Level is Wuthering Heights?

Wuthering Heights is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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