On this day, July 30th, in 1818 Emily Brontë was born in Thornton near Bradford, England. She was the younger sister of Charlotte Brontë and the fifth of six children.

In 1824, the family moved to Haworth, where Emily's father was a curate, and it was in these surroundings that their literary leanings flourished. In childhood, after the death of their mother, the three sisters and their brother Patrick Branwell Brontë created imaginary lands, which were featured in stories they wrote. Sadly, little of Emily's work from this period survived.

She is now best remembered for her only novel Wuthering Heights and although it received mixed reviews when it first came out, the book subsequently became an English literary classic.

At Silksoundbooks, we knew we had to add this classic book to our audio book selection - and who better to read it than Juliet Stevenson ? Best known for her leading role in the film Truly, Madly, Deeply, Juliet's passionate and moving audiobook of Wuthering Heights is available to download only from silksoundbooks.com

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