Christie's auction house has announced the sale of a rare first-edition copy of Emily Brontë's famous novel, 'Wuthering Heights'.

佳士得拍賣行宣布將拍賣一本艾米莉·布朗特著名小說《嵐之頂》的罕見首版書。

The history of the book shows that it has remained in a private library since shortly after it was published in 1847. Mark Wiltshire, a specialist at Christie's, emphasized that this item is extremely rare because most of the 250 original copies were rebound for private or institutional collections. Consequently, this is the first time a copy in the publisher's original cloth binding has been offered for public sale since 1908. The book also contains several printing errors, which were caused by the rushed publication process following the success of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre'.

這本書的歷史顯示，自從 1847 年出版後不久便一直被私人圖書館收藏。佳士得專家 Mark Wiltshire 強調，此件物品極其罕見，因為最初的 250 本中，大部分已被私人或機構收藏而重新裝訂。因此，這是自 1908 年以來，第一次有保留出版社原裝布面裝訂的版本在公開市場拍賣。本書還包含幾個印刷錯誤，這是由於夏洛特·布朗特的《簡·愛》大獲成功後，出版過程過於匆促所造成的。

Furthermore, the auction includes a copy of Anne Brontë's 'Agnes Grey'. Both authors used male pen names—Ellis Bell and Acton Bell—to make it easier to get their work published at the time. The estimated value for both books is between 400,000 and 600,000 GBP. This sale happens during a period of renewed interest in the story, which was caused by a recent movie adaptation directed by Emerald Fennell. Although the novel faced harsh criticism when it was first released in 1848, Wiltshire asserted that the work has since become a cultural landmark that has influenced various media, including the music of Kate Bush.

此外，此次拍賣還包括一本安妮·布朗特的《艾格尼斯·格雷》。兩位作家當時都使用男性筆名——Ellis Bell 和 Acton Bell——以便更輕易地發表作品。兩本書的估價在 40 萬至 60 萬英鎊之間。此次拍賣正值人們對該故事重新產生興趣的時期，這是由於近期由 Emerald Fennell 執導的電影改編版所引起。雖然這本小說在 1848 年首次發表時受到嚴厲批評，但 Wiltshire 斷言，該作品此後已成為一個文化地標，影響了包括 Kate Bush 的音樂在內的多種媒體。

The auction is scheduled to take place in London on June 30, 2026.

拍賣預計將於 2026 年 6 月 30 日在倫敦舉行。