Describes how the events and characters of "Wuthering Heights" are based on the Heaton family of Yorkshire county. Traces the discovery of the family papers and the identification of the true-life Heathcliff, the uncovering of the turbulent relationship between the Brontes and the Heatons and how Emily came to write the novel.
"Summary: This program examines Mary Butterfield's research on the origins of the novel, Wuthering Heights, and her claim that the book is based on the Heaton family."
"Describes how the events and characters of "Wuthering Heights" are based on the Heaton family of Yorkshire county. Traces the discovery of the family papers and the identification of the true-life Heathcliff, the uncovering of the turbulent relationship between the Brontes and the Heatons and how Emily came to write the novel."@en
"It has now been shown that the characters and events of Wuthering Heights are based on actual events recorded--and concealed--in the personal papers of the Heatons, a family of Yorkshire gentry. This program traces the discovery of the papers and the identification of the true-life Heathcliff, the uncovering of the turbulent relationship between the Brontes and the Heatons, and the story of how Emily came to write one of the greatest of all Romantic novels."
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