Heathcliff - Sue Barnard

It only takes a few words to change the course of a life...

"It would degrade me to marry Heathcliff now." Cathy's immortal words had far-reaching repercussions. At just seventeen years of age, heartbroken and penniless, Heathcliff left behind all he knew and headed into an unknown future.

Three years later, he returned - much improved in manners, appearance and wealth.

But what happened during those years? How did he make his fortune from nothing? And what fate turned him into literature's most famous anti-hero?

For almost two centuries, these questions have remained unanswered. Until now...