November 29, 2020 18:22
My love of Emily Bronte’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ is no secret to anyone who knows me, nor to readers of this blog.
I was delighted to find this great post on the etymology of the word ‘wuthering’, which is definitely a word that should be more widely used!
In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle explores the literary history of a distinctive word During the eight years I’ve been running this blog and combing every book, we…
Source: The Curious Origins of the Word ‘Wuthering’ – Interesting Literature
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