Welcome to the beta version of Shelfari’s new Book Detail pages!
These pages are editable by the community, so please contribute! Click here to learn more about this feature. We’d love to hear your feedback.
Description
There are few more convincing, less sentimental accounts of love than Wuthering Heights. This is the story of a tormented foundling who falls in love with the daughter of his benefactor, and of the violence and misery that result from their thwarted longing for each other.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Catherine Earnshaw: The main female protagonist
- Heathcliff: The male protagonist
- Edgar Linton: Catherine's husband
- Nelly Dean: Narrator for the story
- Isabella Linton: Edgar's sister
- Hindley Earnshaw: Catherine's older brother
- Frances Earnshaw: Hindley's wife
- Hareton Earnshaw: Hindley's son
- Catherine Linton: Catherine Linton is the daughter of Cathrine Earnshaw and Edgar Linton, named after her mother. She has distinct eyes, very similar to her mother.
- Linton Heathcliff: Heathcliff and Isabella's son
- Mr. Earnshaw: Hindley and Catherine's father
- Mrs. Earnshaw: Hindley and Catherine's mother
- Mr. Lockwood: Narrator who learns Heathcliff's story through Nelly; current tenant at the Grange
- Joseph: A grouchy old servant at Wuthering Heights, prone to preaching.
Memorable Quotes
-
“'My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath - a source of little visible delight, but necessary.'”
Cathy -
“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger. I should not seem a part of it.”
Cathy -
“I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.”
-
“Honest people don't hide their deeds.”
-
“Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil? I sha'n't tell my reasons for making this inquiry; but I beseech you to explain, if you can, what I have married ...”
First Sentence
1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord - the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
Table of Contents
Glossary
- Chevy Chase: An old English ballad dealing with the Battle of Otterburn.
- Chit: An immature or childish girl.
- Delf-case: A cabinet for tableware named for popular glazed earthenware, usually blue and white, originating in the city of Delft.
- Offald ways: Used to characterize Catherine's and Heathcliff's behavior as disreputable.
Popular Tags
See all 50 tags
Books with Additional Background Information
List the books that contain additional information about this book.
If you have any suggestions for how we can improve this page or if there are sections that you would like us to add, please let us know.
