Which author wrote the novel "Wuthering Heights"?

The author of the novel "Wuthering Heights" is Emily Brontë.

Emily Brontë published the novel in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell, part of a shared publishing strategy used by Emily, Anne, and Charlotte Brontë. The novel follows the destructive relationships among the Earnshaw and Linton families, especially the intense bond between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, against the stark landscape of the Yorkshire moors.

The book was initially published alongside Anne Brontë’s "Agnes Grey" in a three-volume set. Its early reception was sharply divided because readers found its violence, cruelty, social rebellion, and supernatural atmosphere disturbing. It later became one of the most influential classics of English literature.

Readers often confuse the Brontë sisters because all three were important Victorian writers. Anne wrote "Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," while Charlotte wrote "Jane Eyre." Emily wrote only one novel, but she also published poetry with her sisters in 1846. She died in 1848, only a year after "Wuthering Heights" appeared.