Emily Brontë and devotion. To other people's failings she was understanding and forgiving, but over herself she kept a continual and most austere watch, never allowing herself to deviate for one instant from what she considered her duty." Emily Brontë has often been characterised as a devout if somewhat unorthodox Christian, a heretic and a visionary "mystic of the moors". Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" was first published in London in 1847 by Thomas Cautley Newby, appearing as the first two volumes of a three-volume set that included Anne Brontë's "Agnes Grey". The authors were printed as being Ellis and Acton Bell; Emily's
Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights) as to whether she could ever be admitted into Heaven. The uncertain fate of Heathcliff's soul, combined with the mystery that Heathcliff's character leaves behind, ends the novel in a mesmerizing, eerie way, justifying Heathcliff's enduring status as an iconic anti-hero of literature. In 1939, Laurence Olivier portrayed Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights", directed by William Wyler. Olivier received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his performance. In 1970, Timothy Dalton portrayed Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights", directed by Robert Fuest. Ralph Fiennes's portrayal of Heathcliff in 1992's "Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights" marked the second film adaptation to attempt to involve