In 1801, Lockwood rents a house called Thrushcross Grange in England. Here, he
meets his landlord, Heathcliff, a wealthy man who lives in Wuthering Heights.
In Thruscross Grange Lockwood asks his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to tell him the
story of Heathcliff.
Nelly remembers her
childhood. As a young girl, she works as a servant at Wuthering Heights for the
owner of Wuthering Height, Mr. Earnshaw, and his family. One day, Mr. Earnshaw
goes to Liverpool and returns home with an orphan boy. At first, the Earnshaw
children, Hindley and Catherine, hate Heathcliff. But Catherine quickly comes
to love him, and the two soon grow inseparable. After his wife’s death, Mr.
Earnshaw grows to prefer Heathcliff to his own son, and when Hindley continues
his cruelty to Heathcliff, Mr. Earnshaw sends Hindley away to college, keeping
Heathcliff nearby.
Three years later,
Mr. Earnshaw dies, and Hindley inherits Wuthering Heights. He returns with a
wife, Frances, and immediately seeks revenge on Heathcliff. One night they go to
Thrushcross Grange, hoping to tease Edgar and Isabella Linton, children who
live there. Catherine is bitten by a dog and is forced to stay at the Grange to
recuperate for five weeks. By the time Catherine returns, she has become
infatuated with Edgar, and her relationship with Heathcliff grows more
complicated.
When Frances dies
after giving birth to a baby boy named Hareton, Hindley always drunk, and
behaves even more cruelly to Heathcliff. Then, Catherine’s desire for social
advancement prompts her to become engaged to Edgar Linton, despite her
overpowering love for Heathcliff. Heathcliff runs away from Wuthering Heights,
staying away for three years, and returning shortly after Catherine and Edgar’s
marriage.
When Heathcliff
returns, he immediately sets about seeking revenge on all who have wronged him.
Having come into a vast and mysterious wealth, he lends money from Hindley. When
Hindley dies, Heathcliff inherits Wuthering Heights. He also wants to inherit
Thrushcross Grange by marrying Isabella Linton. Catherine becomes ill, gives
birth to a daughter, and dies. Shortly thereafter, Isabella flees to London and
gives birth to Heathcliff’s son, named. Soon afterwards, Isabella dies, and
Linton comes to live with Heathcliff. Heathcliff treats his cruelly.
When Catherine sixteenth,
she meets Heathcliff on the moors, and makes a visit to Wuthering Heights to
meet Linton. She and Linton love each other. Heathcliff hopes that if Catherine
marries Linton, he will inherit Thrushcross Grange, and his revenge upon Edgar
Linton, will be complete. One day, as Edgar Linton grows ill, Heathcliff hold
Nelly and Catherine back to Wuthering Heights until Catherine marries Linton.
Soon after the marriage, Edgar dies, and his death is followed by the death of
Linton. Heathcliff now controls both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.
He forces Catherine to live at Wuthering Heights and act as a servant, while he
rents Thrushcross Grange to Lockwood.
Six months later, Lockwood
pays a visit to Nelly, and learns of further developments in the
story.Catherine grows to love Hareton as they live together at Wuthering
Heights. Heathcliff becomes more and more obsessed with the memory of
Catherine. Shortly after a night spent walking on the moors, Heathcliff dies.
Hareton and young Catherine inherit Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange,
and they married on the next New Year’s Day. After hearing the end of the
story, Lockwood goes to visit the graves of Catherine and Heathcliff.
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