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"Heathcliff has left Wuthering Heights, and is travelling across the moors to Liverpool in search of his past. Along the way, he saves Emily, the foul-mouthed daughter of a Highwayman, from a whipping, and the pair journey on together. Roaming from graveyard to graveyard, making a living from Emily's apparent ability to commune with the dead, the pair lie, cheat and scheme their way across the North of England. And towards the terrible misdeeds -...
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Emily Bront's only novel, a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence, the Penguin Classics edition of Wuthering Heights is the definitive edition of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place...
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"An epic love story that spans childhood into adulthood, the film follows Heathcliff, an outsider taken in and given a home by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer's teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his rough-hewn son, Hindley. Years later, when Earnshaw dies, the young adults must finally confront the intense feelings and destructive rivalries that have...
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"King of the '80s nostalgia explosion, Heathcliff is back, ruling the neighborhood with an iron paw and a sense of adventure. When Heathcliff is not grabbing fish from the market or teasing the neighborhood bulldog, Spike, he is full of love and goodwill for others, despite himself"--Container.
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Author I.J. Miller presents an erotic retelling of Emily Bronte's romantic classic. Heathcliff, a young, destitute boy, is brought to the home of Mr. Earnshaw on the Yorkshire moors. As Heathcliff grows, and slowly falls in love with Mr. Earnshaw's daughter, Catherine, he begins a series of events that will have implications for generations to come.
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 3
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"A centuries-old skeleton is discovered in a lonely Scottish Castle. It wears a crown and hides a curse. Major Heathcliff Lennox is called by his ex-detective friend, Swift, to the lonely castle on an island rock. As ghosts are heard and treasure-seekers appear, the murders begin. Lennox goes to Braeburn and investigates, taking Mr Fogg, his little dog, along with him."--Provided by publisher.
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 5
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A scoundrel lies dying, he makes his confession; his sins were legion, his deeds despicable, and he wants to atone for his scandalous life. He bequeaths an invaluable gift to Monks Hood Abbey, an ancient Monastery set in a lonely corner of the Yorkshire moors. But sin throws a long shadow and corruption crawls in its shade. Strangers come forward and lay claim to the monks' inheritance. The Abbot calls on Major Heathcliff Lennox and ex-Chief Inspector...
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 7
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"Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates. Ladies man, dandy, charming rogue, thief. Montague Morgan has a buccaneering reputation and he doesn't give a damn--until he falls in love. He has a plan, he needs money and he knows how to get it. He and his lover conspire to escape to exotic lands with stolen gold. But the gold belongs to dangerous people and plans can go awry. Morgan disappears, has he escaped, or has he...
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 9
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"A mediaeval moated Manor, and a series of strange deaths. Scotland Yard take an interest, and decide Lennox and Swift can investigate, but nothing is as simple as it looks and the bright days of Spring take a sinister turn. Barton-Regis is without an heir, the last Lord died, leaving 6 illegitimate off-spring. Only one can inherit, and they must vie for it according to the task of the Talents. But there is more than just sibling rivalry, there's...
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 6
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"Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates. A suspicious accident, a dead man's gun and a lost tomb. Strange events disturb the peace of Lanscombe Park, the magnificent country seat of Lord Godolphin Sinclair. Adventurer, gold prospector and arms dealer, Sinclair has spent a lifetime amassing a fortune with ruthless determination. He's a man frightened of nothing, until he receives a package from the distant past. Someone...
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Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven star in this internationally acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Bronte's classic story of passion, hatred and revenge. Olivier and Oberon are brilliant as Heathcliff and Cathy, whose tortured love affair ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar. Heathcliff's savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax. Directed by William Wyler and featuring Academy Award-winning cinematography,...
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 4
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"There's a damsel in distress and accusations of attempted murder flying around, but it's not in the comfortable confines of the English countryside, it's in the very distant city of Damascus. Lennox must go and investigate, although he's not too keen on exotic locations, and his old retainer, Greggs is distinctly averse to the very idea. Nevertheless, ex-Chief Inspector Swift persuades them and they reach the ancient city to discover a movie crew,...
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Heathcliff Lennox volume 8
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"Major Heathcliff Lennox is called in, along with ex-Detective Inspector Swift, to help the police investigate a macabre death. The dead man is Lord Ezra De Ruyter, a man inextricably linked to the notorious Birdcage Murders. Nothing is as it appears. Witnesses to De Ruyter's murder are not the strangers they puport to be, everyone present had a reason to be there and it all relates to the Birdcage Murders."--Cover page 4.
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