Emily Brontë

4.21211 learners

Set on the windswept, desolate moors of northern England, *Wuthering Heights* is a timeless Gothic saga of obsessive love, brutal vengeance, and generational trauma, uncovered by curious tenant Lockwood during his stay at Thrushcross Grange. When he visits his reclusive, brooding landlord Heathcliff at the eerie, isolated Wuthering Heights, he stumbles into a tangled web of secrets spanning two decades. We follow Heathcliff’s journey from a ragged orphan taken in by the Earnshaw family to a bitter, powerful man consumed by his unbreakable bond with Catherine Earnshaw. Their forbidden love is shattered by class divides and Catherine’s marriage to the gentle Edgar Linton, igniting Heathcliff’s relentless quest for revenge that devastates both families. Yet beneath the cruelty lies a passion that transcends death, leading to a bittersweet resolution where the cycle of hatred breaks, and young heirs Catherine Linton and Hareton Earnshaw find hope for a peaceful future.

Yang Yi；Yu Bin

3.7505 learners

Yang Yi, a beloved Chinese translator and centenarian, invites readers into her extraordinary life in this intimate oral memoir. Born into a prominent aristocratic family in early 20th-century Tianjin, she recounts her sheltered yet constrained childhood, shaped by traditional family hierarchies and the shadow of her mother’s concubine status. Her journey takes a dramatic turn during the Sino-Japanese War, as she escapes her stifling home to study at the renowned Southwest Associated University in Kunming, where she befriends literary giants like Ba Jin and Shen Congwen, falls in love with fellow scholar Zhao Ruihong, and discovers her passion for translation. The memoir traces her post-war years in Chongqing and Nanjing, the joys and struggles of marriage and motherhood, and her later rise to fame for translating *Wuthering Heights* into Chinese. More than a personal story, it’s a vivid firsthand account of China’s turbulent 20th century, told with warmth, candor, and the sharp memory of a woman who lived through a century of change.