One of the masterpieces of classic literature, Wuthering Heights is a both the story of a wild, obsessive love and a terrible revenge. Catherine's passionate but doomed love with Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father, forms the core of this extraordinary tale. Catherine’s brother Hindley’s hatred and humiliation of Heathcliff leads to tragedy when Catherine marries another and Heathcliff returns newly wealthy to enact his revenge on all who wronged him.