Wuthering Heights - Socio-Historical Background Wuthering Heights During the nineteenth century England experienced a flood of migrants into the capital city of London-330,000 to be exact. Of these 330,000, 46,000 came from Ireland to escape famine and, ultimately, death. Migrants continued to take over the city and by the year 1881, London"s population had increased from one million to about 4.5 million. Unemployed workers swarmed the city in hopes to find jobs in the new industrialized economy. Development …showed first 75 words of 656 total…

…showed last 75 words of 656 total…Bronte. Women were the guiding forces for men and children during this era. Works Cited Davis, Allen F. and Harold D. Woodman. Conflict and Concensus in Early American History. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Co, 1980. Chitham, Edward. The Life of Emily Bronte. New York: Basil Blackwell Inc, 1987. Gerin, Winifred. Emily Bronte: a Biography. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971. Peterson, Linda H. Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights. Boston: Bedford Books, 1992. Porter, Roy. London., A Social History. Massachusettes: Harvard Press, 1995.