Features & Benefits
- Published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell
- Controversial due to its stark depiction of cruelty and its challenge to Victorian ideals
- Elements of gothic fiction and set in the moorland
- Inspired various adaptations in film, radio, television, musical, ballet, operas, and a song
- Classic of English literature
- Challenged Victorian ideals regarding religious hypocrisy, morality, social classes, and gender inequality