The Dark Truth about Wuthering Heights

<p>Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë in 1847, depicts a gothic world full of violence and passion, set against the wild Yorkshire Moors.</p><br><p>So how did the daughter of a clergyman create such a story? How was it received at the time? And what darkness and intrigue happened in the Brontê's lives that could have influenced such stories?</p><br><p>With a new <em>Wuthering Heights</em> film being released, Anthony and Maddy are exploring that world with you in today's episode.</p><br><p>It’s one of relentless death and tragedy, wild creativity, and supernatural belief, all to the backdrop of an industrial Victorian England.</p><br><p>If you're interested to find out more, you can watch the documentary <a href="access.historyhit.com/videos/death-in-the-pars…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Death at the Parsonage: The Brontês</em></a>, on <a href="HistoryHit.com"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HistoryHit.com</a>.</p><br><p>This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube! <a href="youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</u></a></p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>;. </p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</p>;

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