CostasNarrativeXP 2026 February feature
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
Published in November, 1847
Project Gutenberg Ebook edition

A wronged outsider, Heathcliff, dedicates his life to avenging a childhood humiliation and lost love, only to see his obsessive cruelty poison two generations before it finally burns itself out.

Chapter 12-13
00:30 12 Catherine starves herself into feverish delirium after fighting Edgar, longing for Heathcliff and childhood freedom. Edgar discovers her illness. Isabella elopes with Heathcliff, and Edgar disowns her.
31:54 13 Catherine recovers but is weakened and pregnant. Isabella writes describing Wuthering Heights’ brutality: Hindley plots murder, Joseph is cruel, Hareton uncouth. Heathcliff rejects marital intimacy, isolating and humiliating her.

Characters
Heathcliff - A mistreated orphan rises from humiliation to power, driven by an all-consuming attachment that shapes his life and disrupts two families across generations on the isolated Yorkshire moors.
Catherine "Cathy" Linton - spirited and strong-willed, is the daughter of Catherine and Edgar Linton, curious about the world beyond Thrushcross Grange, and forms complex relationships with her cousins and household.
Hareton Earnshaw - son of Hindley, grows up at Wuthering Heights with limited education, influenced by both Nelly and Heathcliff, and develops a complex connection with his cousin Cathy.
Catherine Earnshaw - wild and passionate from childhood, shapes the lives of those around her, her personality and choices driving much of the novel’s first-generation story.
Joseph - a long-serving Wuthering Heights servant, is rigid, self-righteous, unkind, and dislikes almost everyone, speaking a strong, Yorkshire dialect.
Ellen “Nelly” Dean - servant and narrator, mediates between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, witnessing and influencing events across multiple generations.
Hindley Earnshaw - Catherine’s elder brother, harbors lifelong hatred for Heathcliff, mismanages Wuthering Heights, and leaves his troubled son to inherit a debt-laden estate.
Edgar Linton - a refined Thrushcross Grange gentleman, contrasts sharply with Heathcliff; cultured, gentle, and devoted to his family.
Isabella Linton - Edgar’s sister, becomes tragically entangled with Heathcliff, enduring his cruelty and shaping the next generation through her son, Linton.

Costa's Wordbook
To lay something at someone's door idiom to blame someone for something

Thible n (northern english) a smooth stick for stirring porridge, broth, or anything else made in a pot
Valance n a narrow strip of wood or cloth that is fixed above a window or door and hides the top of the curtains (Va lence)
Slattern n derog. an untidy, slovenly woman (Slat tun)

Complete Features
Anne of Green Gables, Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content

Available platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

CostasNarrativeXP 2026 February feature
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
Published in November, 1847
Project Gutenberg Ebook edition

A wronged outsider, Heathcliff, dedicates his life to avenging a childhood humiliation and lost love, only to see his obsessive cruelty poison two generations before it finally burns itself out.

Chapter 10-11
00:30 10 Heathcliff returns, disrupting Catherine and Edgar’s marriage. Isabella falls in love with him, but he plans revenge and manipulation. Catherine enables him. Nelly distrusts Heathcliff and sides increasingly with Edgar.
40:30 11 Nelly mistakes Hareton for Hindley’s ghost and finds him degraded. Heathcliff courts Isabella to provoke Catherine. Edgar fights Heathcliff. Catherine manipulates illness to control Edgar, then starves herself during their standoff.

Characters
Heathcliff - A mistreated orphan rises from humiliation to power, driven by an all-consuming attachment that shapes his life and disrupts two families across generations on the isolated Yorkshire moors.
Catherine "Cathy" Linton - spirited and strong-willed, is the daughter of Catherine and Edgar Linton, curious about the world beyond Thrushcross Grange, and forms complex relationships with her cousins and household.
Hareton Earnshaw - son of Hindley, grows up at Wuthering Heights with limited education, influenced by both Nelly and Heathcliff, and develops a complex connection with his cousin Cathy.
Catherine Earnshaw - wild and passionate from childhood, shapes the lives of those around her, her personality and choices driving much of the novel’s first-generation story.
Joseph - a long-serving Wuthering Heights servant, is rigid, self-righteous, unkind, and dislikes almost everyone, speaking a strong, Yorkshire dialect.
Ellen “Nelly” Dean - servant and narrator, mediates between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, witnessing and influencing events across multiple generations.
Hindley Earnshaw - Catherine’s elder brother, harbors lifelong hatred for Heathcliff, mismanages Wuthering Heights, and leaves his troubled son to inherit a debt-laden estate.
Edgar Linton - a refined Thrushcross Grange gentleman, contrasts sharply with Heathcliff; cultured, gentle, and devoted to his family.
Isabella Linton - Edgar’s sister, becomes tragically entangled with Heathcliff, enduring his cruelty and shaping the next generation through her son, Linton.

Costa's Wordbook
Dilatory adj slow to act (Dil let tory)
Dearth n a scarcity or lack of something (dearth like earth)
Grouse n a complaint or grumble
Sizar n an undergraduate at Cambridge University or at Trinity College, Dublin, receiving financial help from the college and formerly having certain menial duties (sizer)
Dog in the manger idiom a person who selfishly prevents others from using or enjoying something they have no need or use for themselves
Manger n a long trough from which horses or cattle feed (Main jer)
Furze n gorse, a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family (furs)

Leveret n a young hare in its first year
Recriminate v arch. make counter accusations

Complete Features
Anne of Green Gables, Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content

Available platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM

CostasNarrativeXP 2026 February feature
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
Published in November, 1847
Project Gutenberg Ebook edition

A wronged outsider, Heathcliff, dedicates his life to avenging a childhood humiliation and lost love, only to see his obsessive cruelty poison two generations before it finally burns itself out.

Chapter 8-9
00:30 8 Frances dies after giving birth; Hindley drinks and grows cruel. Cathy mistreats Nelly and Hareton, clashes with Heathcliff, reconciles with Edgar, and they confess love.
20:52 9 Hindley threatens Hareton; Heathcliff saves him. Cathy accepts Edgar, declares eternal love for Heathcliff, who overhears and disappears. Storm follows. Cathy falls ill; Lintons die. Three years later, she marries Edgar.

Characters
Heathcliff - A mistreated orphan rises from humiliation to power, driven by an all-consuming attachment that shapes his life and disrupts two families across generations on the isolated Yorkshire moors.
Catherine "Cathy" Linton - spirited and strong-willed, is the daughter of Catherine and Edgar Linton, curious about the world beyond Thrushcross Grange, and forms complex relationships with her cousins and household.
Hareton Earnshaw - son of Hindley, grows up at Wuthering Heights with limited education, influenced by both Nelly and Heathcliff, and develops a complex connection with his cousin Cathy.
Catherine Earnshaw - wild and passionate from childhood, shapes the lives of those around her, her personality and choices driving much of the novel’s first-generation story.
Joseph - a long-serving Wuthering Heights servant, is rigid, self-righteous, unkind, and dislikes almost everyone, speaking a strong, Yorkshire dialect.
Ellen “Nelly” Dean - servant and narrator, mediates between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, witnessing and influencing events across multiple generations.
Hindley Earnshaw - Catherine’s elder brother, harbors lifelong hatred for Heathcliff, mismanages Wuthering Heights, and leaves his troubled son to inherit a debt-laden estate.
Edgar Linton - a refined Thrushcross Grange gentleman, contrasts sharply with Heathcliff; cultured, gentle, and devoted to his family.
Isabella Linton - Edgar’s sister, becomes tragically entangled with Heathcliff, enduring his cruelty and shaping the next generation through her son, Linton.

Costa's Wordbook
Imprecation n a spoken curse (im prec cation)
Grat v past tense of greet
Winsome adj attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way (Win some)
Convalescent adj (of a person) recovering from an illness or medical treatment (con va les cent)

Complete Features
Anne of Green Gables, Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content

Available platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM