《呼啸山庄：WUTHERING HEIGHTS（英文原版）》

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《呼啸山庄》为英国著名女作家艾米莉·勃朗特代表作，通过一个爱情悲剧，向人们展示了一副畸形社会的生活画面，勾勒了被这个畸形社会扭曲的人性及其造成的种种可怖的事件。本书为英文原版，同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载，在品

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《呼啸山庄》为英国著名女作家艾米莉·勃朗特代表作，通过一个爱情悲剧，向人们展示了一副畸形社会的生活画面，勾勒了被这个畸形社会扭曲的人性及其造成的种种可怖的事件。《呼啸山庄：WUTHERING HEIGHTS（英文原版）》为英文原版，同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载，在品读精彩故事的同时，亦能提升英语阅读水平，下载方式详见图书封底博客链接。

内容简介

《呼啸山庄》19世纪英国著名女作家艾米莉·勃朗特经典代表作，小说出版后一直被认为是英国文学史上一部“奇特的小说”。它一反同时代作品普遍存在的伤感主义情调，而以强烈的爱、狂暴的恨及由之而起的无情的报复，取代了低沉的伤感和忧郁。虽然刚开始时曾被人看做是年轻女作家脱离现实的天真幻想，但结合其所描写地区激烈的阶级斗争和英国的社会现象，不久后便被评论界高度肯定，并受到读者的热烈欢迎。根据这部小说改编的影视作品至今久演不衰。

《呼啸山庄：WUTHERING HEIGHTS（英文原版）》为英文原版，同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载，在品读精彩故事的同时，亦能提升英语阅读水平，下载方式详见图书封底博客链接。

WutheringHeightsisEmilyBrontë’sonlynovel.WrittenbetweenOctober1845andJune1846,WutheringHeightswaspublishedin1847underthepseudonym“EllisBell”;Brontëdiedthefollowingyear,aged30.WutheringHeightsandAnneBrontë’sAgnesGreywereacceptedbypublisherThomasNewbybeforethesuccessoftheirsisterCharlotte’snovel,JaneEyre.AfterEmily’sdeath,CharlotteeditedthemanuscriptofWutheringHeights,andarrangedfortheeditedversiontobepublishedasaposthumoussecondeditionin1850.

AlthoughWutheringHeightsisnowwidelyregardedasaclassicofEnglishliterature,contemporaryreviewsforthenovelweredeeplypolarised;itwasconsideredcontroversialbecauseitsdepictionofmentalandphysicalcrueltywasunusuallystark,anditchallengedstrictVictorianidealsofthedayregardingreligioushypocrisy,morality,socialclassesandgenderinequality.TheEnglishpoetandpainterDanteGabrielRossetti,althoughanadmirerofthebook,referredtoitas“Afiendofabook–anincrediblemonster[...]Theactionislaidinhell,–onlyitseemsplacesandpeoplehaveEnglishnamesthere.”

Thenovelhasinspiredadaptations,includingfilm,radioandtelevisiondramatisations,amusicalbyBernardJ.Taylor,aballet,operas,anda1978songbyKateBush.

作者简介

艾米莉·勃朗特，19世纪英国维多利亚时代诗人和小说家。艾米莉在这个世界上仅仅度过了三十年，便默默无声地离开了人间。她写过一些极为深沉的抒情诗，包括叙事诗和短诗。艾米莉与《简·爱》的作者夏洛蒂·勃朗特及她们的小妹妹——《艾格尼丝·格雷》的作者安妮·勃朗特——并称“勃朗特三姐妹”，在英国19世纪文坛上焕发异彩。

精彩书摘

1801.—Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord—thesolitaryneighbourthatIshallbetroubledwith.Thisiscertainlyabeautifulcountry!InallEngland,IdonotbelievethatIcouldhavefixedonasituationsocompletelyremovedfromthestirofsociety.Aperfectmisanthropist’sHeaven:andMr.HeathcliffandIaresuchasuitablepairtodividethedesolationbetweenus.Acapitalfellow!HelittleimaginedhowmyheartwarmedtowardshimwhenIbeheldhisblackeyeswithdrawsosuspiciouslyundertheirbrows,asIrodeup,andwhenhisfingersshelteredthemselves,withajealousresolution,stillfurtherinhiswaistcoat,asIannouncedmyname.

“Mr.Heathcliff?”Isaid.

Anodwastheanswer.

“Mr.Lockwood,yournewtenant,sir.Idomyselfthehonourofcallingassoonaspossibleaftermyarrival,toexpressthehopethatIhavenotinconveniencedyoubymyperseveranceinsolicitingtheoccupationofThrushcrossGrange:Iheardyesterdayyouhadhadsomethoughts—”

“ThrushcrossGrangeismyown,sir,”heinterrupted,wincing,“Ishouldnotallowanyonetoinconvenienceme,ifIcouldhinderit—walkin!”

The“walkin”wasutteredwithclosedteeth,andexpressedthesentiment,“GototheDeuce:”eventhegateoverwhichheleantmanifestednosympathisingmovementtothewords;andIthinkthatcircumstancedeterminedmetoaccepttheinvitation:Ifeltinterestedinamanwhoseemedmoreexaggeratedlyreservedthanmyself.

Whenhesawmyhorse’sbreastfairlypushingthebarrier,hedidputouthishandtounchainit,andthensullenlyprecededmeupthecauseway,calling,asweenteredthecourt—“Joseph,takeMr.Lockwood’shorse;andbringupsomewine.”

“Herewehavethewholeestablishmentofdomestics,Isuppose,”wasthereflectionsuggestedbythiscompoundorder.“Nowonderthegrassgrowsupbetweentheflags,andcattlearetheonlyhedge-cutters.”

Josephwasanelderly,nay,anoldman:veryold,perhaps,thoughhaleandsinewy.“TheLordhelpus!”hesoliloquizedinanundertoneofpeevishdispleasure,whilerelievingmeofmyhorse:looking,meantime,inmyfacesosourlythatIcharitablyconjecturedhemusthaveneedofdivineaidtodigesthisdinner,andhispiousejaculationhadnoreferencetomyunexpectedadvent.

WutheringHeightsisthenameofMr.Heathcliff’sdwelling.“Wuthering”beingasignificantprovincialadjective,descriptiveoftheatmospherictumulttowhichitsstationisexposedinstormyweather.Pure,bracingventilationtheymusthaveupthereatalltimes,indeed:onemayguessthepowerofthenorthwindblowingovertheedge,bytheexcessiveslantofafewstuntedfirsattheendofthehouse;andbyarangeofgauntthornsallstretchingtheirlimbsoneway,asifcravingalmsofthesun.Happily,thearchitecthadforesighttobuilditstrong:thenarrowwindowsaredeeplysetinthewall,andthecornersdefendedwithlargejuttingstones.

Beforepassingthethreshold,Ipausedtoadmireaquantityofgrotesquecarvinglavishedoverthefront,andespeciallyabouttheprincipaldoor;abovewhich,amongawildernessofcrumblinggriffinsandshamelesslittleboys,Idetectedthedate“1500”,andthename“HaretonEarnshaw”.Iwouldhavemadeafewcomments,andrequestedashorthistoryoftheplacefromthesurlyowner;buthisattitudeatthedoorappearedtodemandmyspeedyentrance,orcompletedeparture,andIhadnodesiretoaggravatehisimpatienceprevioustoinspectingthepenetralium.

Onestopbroughtusintothefamilysitting-room,withoutanyintroductorylobbyorpassage;theycallithere“thehouse”preeminently.Itincludeskitchenandparlour,generally;butIbelieveatWutheringHeightsthekitchenisforcedtoretreataltogetherintoanotherquarter:atleastIdistinguishedachatteroftongues,andaclatterofculinaryutensils,deepwithin;andIobservednosignsofroasting,boiling,orbaking,aboutthehugefireplace;noranyglitterofcoppersaucepansandtincullendersonthewalls.Oneend,indeed,reflectedsplendidlybothlightandheatfromranksofimmensepewterdishes,interspersedwithsilverjugsandtankards,toweringrowafterrow,onavastoakdresser,totheveryroof.Thelatterhadneverbeenunder-drawn:itsentireanatomylaybaretoaninquiringeye,exceptwhereaframeofwoodladenwithoatcakesandclustersoflegsofbeef,mutton,andham,concealedit.Abovethechimneyweresundryvillainousoldguns,andacoupleofhorse-pistols:and,bywayofornament,threegaudily-paintedcanistersdisposedalongitsledge.Thefloorwasofsmooth,whitestone;thechairs,high-backed,primitivestructures,paintedgreen:oneortwoheavyblackoneslurkingintheshade.Inanarchunderthedresserreposedahuge,livercolouredbitchpointer,surroundedbyaswarmofsquealingpuppies;andotherdogshauntedotherrecesses.

Theapartmentandfurniturewouldhavebeennothingextraordinaryasbelongingtoahomely,northernfarmer,withastubborncountenance,andstalwartlimbssetouttoadvantageinknee-breechesandgaiters.Suchanindividualseatedinhisarmchair,hismugofalefrothingontheroundtablebeforehim,istobeseeninanycircuitoffiveorsixmilesamongthesehills,ifyougoattherighttimeafterdinner.ButMr.Heathcliffformsasingularcontrasttohisabodeandstyleofliving.Heisadarkskinnedgipsyinaspect,indressandmannersagentleman:thatis,asmuchagentlemanasmanyacountrysquire:ratherslovenly,perhaps,yetnotlookingamisswithhisnegligence,becausehehasanerectandhandsomefigure;andrathermorose.Possibly,