A dark, passionate, suspenseful and extremely exciting story that unfolds in the heart of Victorian England, in the wild wilderness of the north, in haunted places. A furious love dominates, with civilization (with its oppression and hypocrisy, but also its own violence) clashing with uncontrolled nature. An undisputed classic reading that inspired films and television series, musicals, ballets, operas, sketches by Monty Python and songs by Kate Bush.