Editing Wuthering Heights (section)

===Twenty-first century===
Writing in ''The Guardian'' in 2003 writer and editor [[Robert McCrum]] placed ''Wuthering Heights'' in his list of 100 greatest novels of all time.<ref>''The 100 greatest novels of all time: The list'' [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction].</ref> And in 2015 he placed it in his list of 100 best novels written in English.<ref>''The 100 best novels written in English: the full list'' [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/17/the-100-best-novels-written-in-english-the-full-list].</ref> He said that {{blockquote|''Wuthering Heights'' releases extraordinary new energies in the novel, renews its potential, and almost reinvents the genre. The scope and drift of its imagination, its passionate exploration of a fatal yet regenerative love affair, and its brilliant manipulation of time and space put it in a league of its own.<ref>''The 100 best novels: No 13 – Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847)'' [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/16/emily-bronte-wuthering-heights-100-best].</ref>}}

Writing for BBC Culture in 2015 author and book reviewer Jane Ciabattari<ref>[http://www.janeciabattari.com/index.htm Jane Ciabattari: Biography].</ref> polled 82 book critics from outside the UK and presented ''Wuthering Heights'' as number 7 in the resulting list of 100 greatest British novels.<ref>''The 100 greatest British novels'' [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151204-the-100-greatest-british-novels].</ref>

In 2018 [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] presented a list of 100 must-read classic books and placed ''Wuthering Heights'' at number 71, saying: "Widely considered a staple of Gothic fiction and the English literary canon, this book has gone on to inspire many generations of writers{{snd}}and will continue to do so".<ref>''100 must-read classic books, as chosen by our readers'' [https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/100-must-read-classic-books.html].</ref>

Writing in ''The Independent'' journalist and author Ceri Radford and news presenter, journalist, and TV producer Chris Harvey included ''Wuthering Heights'' in a list of the 40 best books to read during [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]]. Harvey said that "It's impossible to imagine this novel ever provoking quiet slumbers; Emily Brontë's vision of nature blazes with poetry".<ref>''The 40 best books to read during lockdown'' [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/books-best-lockdown-novels-suggestions-a9255191.html].</ref>