Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The love story between Heathcliff and Cathy is set against the restrictions and social conventions of 19th-century British life. It is a haunting tale of a love turned tragic when its heroine, Cathy, lets her obsession with wealth and social status win out over her love for Heathcliff, the foster child who was raised from boyhood in her family home. When Cathy marries the rich Edgar Linton, Heathcliff devotes his life to seeking revenge.