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fine   sympathies   of   genius�察  �has   discerned   the   real   nature   of   'Wuthering 

Heights��' and has�察�with equal accuracy�察�noted its beauties and touched on 

its   faults。   Too   often   do   reviewers   remind   us   of   the   mob   of Astrologers�察�

Chaldeans�察�and Soothsayers gathered before the 'writing on the wall��' and 

unable to read the characters or make known the interpretation。 We have a 

right to rejoice when a true seer comes at last�察�some man in whom is an 

excellent      spirit�察  �to   whom       have    been     given     light�察  �wisdom�察     �and 

understanding�察�who can accurately read the 'Mene�察�Mene�察�Tekel�察�Upharsin' 

of   an   original   mind   ��however   unripe�察 �however inefficiently  cultured   and 

partially expanded that mind may be���察�and who can say with confidence�察�

'This is the interpretation thereof。 

     Yet   even   the   writer   to   whom   I   allude   shares   the   mistake   about   the 

authorship�察�and does me the injustice to suppose that there was equivoque 



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in   my   former   rejection   of   this   honour   ��as   an   honour   I   regard   it��。   May   I 

assure him  that   I   would   scorn   in   this   and   in   every  other   case   to   deal   in 

equivoque�察�I believe language to have been given us to make our meaning 

clear�察�and not to wrap it in dishonest doubt�拭�

     'The     Tenant     of   Wildfell     Hall��'   by   Acton     Bell�察   �had    likewise     an 

unfavourable reception。 At this I cannot wonder。 The choice of subject was 

an entire mistake。 Nothing less congruous with the writer's nature could be 

conceived。 The motives which dictated this choice were pure�察�but�察�I think�察�

slightly   morbid。   She   had�察  �in   the   course   of   her   life�察  �been   called   on   to 

contemplate�察  �near   at   hand�察  �and   for   a   long   time�察  �the   terrible   effects   of 

talents    misused      and    faculties    abused�此   �hers    was    naturally    a   sensitive�察�

reserved�察  �and   dejected   nature�察  �what   she   saw   sank   very   deeply   into   her 

mind�察�it did her harm。 She brooded over it till she believed it to be a duty 

to   reproduce   every  detail   ��of   course   with   fictitious   characters�察  �incidents�察�

and   situations���察  �as   a   warning   to   others。   She   hated   her   work�察  �but   would 

pursue      it。  When      reasoned      with    on   the   subject�察    �she   regarded      such 

reasonings   as   a   temptation   to   self´   indulgence。   She   must   be   honest�察  �she 

must not varnish�察�soften�察�nor conceal。 This well´meant resolution brought 

on   her   misconstruction�察  �and   some   abuse�察  �which   she   bore�察  �as   it   was   her 

custom to bear whatever was unpleasant�察�with mild�察�steady patience。 She 

was   a   very   sincere�察  �and   practical   Christian�察  �but   the   tinge   of      religious 

melancholy communicated a sad shade to her brief�察�blameless life。 

     Neither Ellis nor Acton allowed herself for one moment to sink under 

want of encouragement�察�energy nerved the one�察�and endurance upheld the 

other。 They were both prepared to try again�察�I would fain think that hope 

and the sense of power were yet strong within them。 But a great change 

approached�察�affliction came in that shape which to anticipate is dread�察�to 

look back on�察�grief。 In the very heat and burden of the day�察�the labourers 

failed over their work。 

     My   sister   Emily   first   declined。   The   details   of   her   illness   are   deep´ 

branded      in   my    memory�察     �but   to  dwell    on   them�察    �either   in  thought     or 

narrative�察�is not in my power。 Never in all her life had she lingered over 

any task that lay before her�察�and she did not linger now。 She sank rapidly。 

She made haste to leave us。 Yet�察�while physically she perished�察�mentally 



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she grew stronger   than   we had   yet   known her。  Day  by  day�察  �when   I   saw 

with what a front she  met suffering�察�I looked on   her with an anguish of 

wonder and love。 I have seen nothing like it�察�but�察�indeed�察�I have never seen 

her   parallel   in   anything。   Stronger   than   a   man�察  �simpler   than   a   child�察  �her 

nature stood alone。 The awful point was�察�that while full of ruth for others�察�

on herself she had no pity�察�the spirit was inexorable to the flesh�察�from the 

trembling hand�察�the unnerved limbs�察�the faded eyes�察�the same service was 

exacted as they had rendered in health。 To stand by and witness this�察�and 

not dare to remonstrate�察�was a pain no words can render。 

     Two cruel months of hope and fear passed painfully by�察�and the day 

came at last when the terrors and pains of death were to be undergone by 

this treasure�察�which had grown dearer and dearer to our hearts as it wasted 

before our eyes。 Towards the decline of that day�察�we had nothing of Emily 

but her mortal remains as consumption left them。 She died December 19�察�

1848。 

     We    thought    this  enough�此    �but  we   were    utterly  and   presumptuously 

wrong。 She was not buried ere Anne fell ill。 She had not been committed 

to the grave a fortnight�察�before we received distinct intimation that it was 

necessary to prepare our minds to see the younger sister go after the elder。 

Accordingly�察�she followed in the same path with slower step�察�and with a 

patience     that  equalled    the   other's  fortitude。   I  have   said   that  she   was 

religious�察�and it was by leaning on those Christian doctrines in which she 

firmly believed�察�that she found support through her most painful journey。 I 

witnessed their efficacy in her latest hour and greatest trial�察�and must bear 

my testimony to the calm triumph with which they brought her through。 

She died May 28�察�1849。 

     What   more   shall I   say about   them�拭�I   cannot and need not   say  much 

more。     In   externals�察  �they    were    two   unobtrusive      women�察     �a  perfectly 

secluded life gave them retiring manners and habits。 In Emily's nature the 

extremes       of   vigour     and    simplicity     seemed      to   meet。     Under     an 

unsophisticated culture�察�inartificial tastes�察�and an unpretending outside�察�lay 

a secret power and fire that might have informed the brain and kindled the 

veins    of   a  hero�察  �but  she   had   no   worldly    wisdom�察     �her  powers     were 

unadapted   to   the   practical   business   of   life�察  �she   would   fail   to   defend   her 



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most     manifest    rights�察  �to   consult   her   most    legitimate     advantage。     An 

interpreter ought always to have stood between her and the world。 Her will 

was   not   very  flexible�察  �and   it   generally  opposed   her   interest。   Her   temper 

was magnanimous�察�but warm and sudden�察�her spirit altogether unbending。 

     Anne's character was milder and more subdued�察�she wanted the power�察�

the   fire�察  �the   originality   of   her   sister�察  �but   was   well   endowed   with   quiet 

virtues of her own。 Long´suffering�察�self´denying�察�reflective�察�and intelligent�察�

a constitutional reserve and taciturnity placed and kept her in the  shade�察�

and covered her mind�察�and especially her feelings�察�with a sort of nun´like 

veil�察 �which   was   rarely  lifted。  Neither   Emily  nor Anne   was   learned�察  �they 

had no thought of filling their pitchers at the well´spring of other minds�察�

they always wrote from the impulse of nature�察�the dictates of intuition�察�and 

from   such   stores   of   observation   as   their   limited   experience   had   enabled 

them to amass。 I may sum up all by saying�察�that for strangers they were 

nothing�察�for superficial observers less than nothing�察�but for those who had 

known them all their lives in the intimacy of close relationship�察�they were 

genuinely good and truly great。 

     This notice has been written because I felt it a sacred duty to wipe the 

dust off their gravestones�察�and leave their dear names free from soil。 

     CURRER BELL SEPTEMBER 19�察�1850。 



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            EDITOR'S PREFACE TO THE 

  NEW EDITION OF 'WUTHERING 

                                HEIGHTS' 



       I   HAVE   just   read   over   'Wuthering   Heights��'   and�察  �for   the   first   time�察�

have obtained a clear glimpse of what are termed ��and�察�perhaps�察�really are�� 

its faults�察�have gained a definite notion of how it appears to other people ´ 

to strangers who knew nothing of the author�察�who are unacquainted with 

the locality where the scenes of the story are laid�察�to whom the inhabitants�察�

the customs�察�the natural characteristics of the outlying hills and hamlets in 

the West Riding of Yorkshire are things alien and unfamiliar。 

     To    all  such   'Wuthering     Heights'   must    appear    a  rude   and   strange 

production。 The wild moors of the North of England can for them have no 

interest�此  �the   language�察  �the   manners�察  �the   very   dwellings   and   household 

customs   of   the   scattered   inhabitants   of   those   districts   must   be   to   such 

readers     in  a  great   measure     unintelligible�察   �and   ´  where    intelligible  ´ 

repulsive。 Men   and   women   who�察 �perhaps�察�naturally  very  calm�察 �and   with 

feelings moderate in degree�察�and little marked in kind�察�have been trained 

from     their   cradle   to   observe    the   utmost     evenness     of  manner      and 

guardedness   of   language�察  �will   hardly   know   what   to   make   of   the   rough�察�

strong utterance�察�the harshly manifested passions�察�the unbri
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