Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights is a work containing 115,945 words across 34 chapters.

Summary

Chapters

1. CHAPTER I (1,915 words)
2. CHAPTER II (3,334 words)
3. CHAPTER III (4,806 words)
4. CHAPTER IV (2,693 words)
5. CHAPTER V (1,404 words)
6. CHAPTER VI (2,568 words)
7. CHAPTER VII (4,005 words)
8. CHAPTER VIII (3,394 words)
9. CHAPTER IX (6,067 words)
10. CHAPTER X (6,306 words)
11. CHAPTER XI (4,072 words)
12. CHAPTER XII (4,927 words)
13. CHAPTER XIII (4,247 words)
14. CHAPTER XIV (3,359 words)
15. CHAPTER XV (3,143 words)
16. CHAPTER XVI (1,754 words)
17. CHAPTER XVII (6,809 words)
18. CHAPTER XVIII (3,579 words)
19. CHAPTER XIX (1,595 words)
20. CHAPTER XX (2,162 words)
21. CHAPTER XXI (6,344 words)
22. CHAPTER XXII (2,338 words)
23. CHAPTER XXIII (2,883 words)
24. CHAPTER XXIV (3,891 words)
25. CHAPTER XXV (1,421 words)
26. CHAPTER XXVI (1,474 words)
27. CHAPTER XXVII (4,504 words)
28. CHAPTER XXVIII (2,621 words)
29. CHAPTER XXIX (2,274 words)
30. CHAPTER XXX (2,386 words)
31. CHAPTER XXXI (2,087 words)
32. CHAPTER XXXII (4,068 words)
33. CHAPTER XXXIII (3,135 words)
34. CHAPTER XXXIV (4,375 words)

Characters

• Catherine Earnshaw — The passionate and wild daughter of Mr. Earnshaw who becomes the central figure in the novel's tragic love story. She is...
• Heathcliff — The dark, mysterious foundling brought to Wuthering Heights who becomes the novel's primary antagonist and anti-hero. Hi...
• Edgar Linton — The refined, gentle master of Thrushcross Grange who marries Catherine Earnshaw. He represents civilization, culture, an...
• Catherine Linton — The daughter of Catherine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton, representing the next generation's potential for redemption. She in...
• Hareton Earnshaw — The son of Hindley Earnshaw, deliberately degraded by Heathcliff as revenge. Despite his rough upbringing, he retains in...
• Ellen Dean — The primary narrator of the story, serving as housekeeper to both families. She provides a practical, moral perspective ...
• Hindley Earnshaw — Catherine's older brother who becomes master of Wuthering Heights after their father's death. His jealousy and cruelty t...
• Isabella Linton — Edgar's naive younger sister who becomes infatuated with Heathcliff and elopes with him, only to discover his true cruel...
• Linton Heathcliff — The sickly son of Heathcliff and Isabella, used as a pawn in his father's revenge schemes. He represents the corruption ...
• Mr. Earnshaw — The patriarch of Wuthering Heights who brings the foundling Heathcliff into the family, setting the tragic events in mot...
• Mr. Lockwood — The frame narrator and tenant of Thrushcross Grange who listens to Nelly's story. He represents the outsider's perspecti...
• Joseph — The elderly, fanatically religious servant at Wuthering Heights who survives through all the family changes. He represen...

Locations

• Wuthering Heights — The ancient farmhouse stronghold of the Earnshaw family, built in 1500 as indicated by the carved inscription above the ...
• Thrushcross Grange — The elegant, refined home of the Linton family, larger and more comfortable than Wuthering Heights. Features a library, ...
• The Moors — The wild, open landscape surrounding both houses, characterized by heath, bilberry plants, rough hills, and exposed terr...
• Gimmerton Kirk — The village church and churchyard where the Earnshaw and Linton families are buried. Features scattered gravestones, two...
• Penistone Crags — Rocky outcrops about a mile and a half beyond Wuthering Heights, featuring rough terrain where Joseph loads lime. A dest...
• The Guide-Stone — Stone marker at crossroads with carved letters indicating directions: 'W.H.' for Wuthering Heights, 'G.' for Gimmerton v...

Analysis

The manuscript analysis identified 6 potential issues and 0 notable strengths. See also the timeline of 34 events.

• 3 errors
• 2 warnings
• 1 suggestions