34 events in chronological order.
| When | Event | Where | Characters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approximately 30+ years before frame narrative flashback | Mr. Earnshaw brings the foundling Heathcliff from Liverpool to Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | Mr. Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Hindley Earnshaw, Catherine Earnshaw |
| Less than two years after Heathcliff's arrival flashback | Mrs. Earnshaw dies less than two years after Heathcliff's arrival | Wuthering Heights | Mrs. Earnshaw |
| One October evening, several years after bringing Heathcliff home flashback | Mr. Earnshaw dies peacefully in his chair while Catherine sings to him | Wuthering Heights | Mr. Earnshaw, Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean, Joseph |
| After Mr. Earnshaw's death flashback | Hindley returns from college with mysterious wife Frances for his father's funeral | Wuthering Heights | Hindley Earnshaw, Frances Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw |
| One Sunday evening after Hindley's return flashback | Catherine and Heathcliff spy on Thrushcross Grange; Catherine is bitten by Skulker and stays five weeks with the Lintons | Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, Mr. and Mrs. Linton |
| Christmas, approximately 1778 flashback | Catherine returns transformed from Thrushcross Grange at Christmas; apple sauce incident with Heathcliff and Edgar | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Isabella Linton, Ellen Dean |
| June, following year flashback | Frances gives birth to Hareton and dies within a week | Wuthering Heights | Frances Earnshaw, Hindley Earnshaw, Hareton Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| Evening when Catherine is fifteen flashback | Catherine confesses to Ellen that Edgar has proposed and she has accepted, despite loving Heathcliff | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Earnshaw, Ellen Dean, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton |
| Same evening as proposal confession flashback | Heathcliff overhears Catherine say 'it would degrade me to marry Heathcliff' and disappears | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| Night of Heathcliff's disappearance flashback | Catherine becomes ill with fever after searching for Heathcliff in a storm | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| Three years after Catherine's illness flashback | Catherine marries Edgar Linton; Ellen moves to Thrushcross Grange | Gimmerton Chapel/Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton, Ellen Dean |
| September evening, three years after disappearance flashback | Heathcliff returns after three-year absence, transformed into a gentleman | Thrushcross Grange | Heathcliff, Catherine Linton, Edgar Linton, Ellen Dean |
| Following Heathcliff's return flashback | Isabella Linton becomes infatuated with Heathcliff despite warnings | Thrushcross Grange | Isabella Linton, Heathcliff, Catherine Linton, Edgar Linton |
| Following the growing tensions flashback | Confrontation between Edgar and Heathcliff; Catherine locks herself in her room for three days | Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Linton, Edgar Linton, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean |
| Fourth day of Catherine's confinement flashback | Catherine's mental breakdown; Isabella elopes with Heathcliff | Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Linton, Isabella Linton, Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Ellen Dean |
| Sunday during church service flashback | Final meeting between Catherine and Heathcliff in Catherine's room | Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Linton, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean, Edgar Linton |
| Around 2 AM, shortly after final meeting with Heathcliff flashback | Catherine gives birth to daughter Catherine and dies | Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Earnshaw Linton, Catherine Linton (baby), Edgar Linton, Ellen Dean |
| Six months after Catherine's death flashback | Isabella escapes from Heathcliff and flees to the south | Wuthering Heights/South of England | Isabella Heathcliff, Heathcliff, Hindley Earnshaw |
| Six months after Isabella's escape flashback | Hindley dies at age 27 from drinking; Heathcliff gains control of Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | Hindley Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw |
| Several months after escaping Heathcliff flashback | Isabella gives birth to son Linton Heathcliff | South of England | Isabella Heathcliff, Linton Heathcliff |
| Catherine's thirteenth birthday (July) flashback | Young Catherine first escapes Thrushcross Grange grounds and meets Hareton at Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Linton, Hareton Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| When Catherine is sixteen, Linton is nearly sixteen flashback | Isabella dies; Linton Heathcliff comes to live with Edgar at Thrushcross Grange | Thrushcross Grange | Linton Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Catherine Linton, Ellen Dean |
| Day after Linton's arrival at the Grange flashback | Heathcliff claims his son; Linton is taken to Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | Linton Heathcliff, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean, Edgar Linton |
| Catherine's sixteenth birthday (March 20th) flashback | Catherine meets Linton and Hareton on the moors; begins secret correspondence with Linton | The Moors/Wuthering Heights | Catherine Linton, Linton Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean |
| Following autumn/winter flashback | Edgar falls ill; Catherine visits dying Linton at Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Linton, Linton Heathcliff, Edgar Linton, Ellen Dean |
| August, during Edgar's final illness flashback | Catherine and Ellen are imprisoned at Wuthering Heights; forced marriage between Catherine and Linton | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Linton, Linton Heathcliff, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean |
| Five days after imprisonment flashback | Catherine escapes and reaches Edgar just before his death | Thrushcross Grange | Catherine Linton, Edgar Linton, Ellen Dean |
| Dawn after Catherine's escape flashback | Edgar Linton dies; Heathcliff claims Catherine as his daughter-in-law | Thrushcross Grange | Edgar Linton, Catherine Linton, Heathcliff, Ellen Dean |
| Shortly after Edgar's death flashback | Linton Heathcliff dies; Catherine becomes widow and prisoner at Wuthering Heights | Wuthering Heights | Linton Heathcliff, Catherine Linton, Heathcliff |
| Second week in January flashback | Lockwood visits Wuthering Heights and observes hostile interactions between Catherine and Hareton | Wuthering Heights | Mr. Lockwood, Catherine Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| Easter Monday, three months after Heathcliff's death | Catherine and Hareton reconcile; she begins teaching him to read | Wuthering Heights | Catherine Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| April, final days before death | Heathcliff's final breakdown and supernatural experiences with Catherine's spirit | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff, Ellen Dean, Catherine Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw |
| April, three months before Lockwood's return | Heathcliff dies; Catherine and Hareton plan to marry and move to Thrushcross Grange | Wuthering Heights | Heathcliff, Catherine Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |
| September 1802 | Lockwood returns to find Catherine and Hareton in love; learns of Heathcliff's death | Wuthering Heights/Thrushcross Grange | Mr. Lockwood, Catherine Heathcliff, Hareton Earnshaw, Ellen Dean |