While this novel is termed as being a part of the romantic tradition, it is not actually a romance, just as Jane Eyre (written by Bronte's sister) isn't a love story either. It was written during a period of British History when the modern novel was beginning to take form and develop though novels h...
Another one of those books I started reading but got disinterested in. I enjoyed the old black and white movie version with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, but ultimately this story is just is too tragic for my liking.