Chapter 1
* Summary: Mr. Lockwood, a visitor to the secluded Thrushcross Grange, encounters Heathcliff, the mysterious and unwelcoming owner of nearby Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff's servant, Catherine Earnshaw, tells Lockwood the tragic story of the Heights.
* Real Example: "Heathcliff went on to the hearth, where he stood, looking round him in the firelight; but his face was impassible: he neither smiled nor frowned; only, by the curl of his lip, and wicked gleam of his eye, you could discern his inward satisfaction."
Chapter 2
* Summary: Catherine Earnshaw tells Lockwood the story of her childhood with Heathcliff, an orphan brought to the Heights by her father. She initially hated Heathcliff, but their friendship grew into an intense and passionate bond.
* Real Example: "I was a wild, wicked slip of a girl in those days; one of those who attracted all the love, and longed for all the admiration, she could possibly excite."
Chapter 3
* Summary: Lockwood learns about the arrival of Hindley Earnshaw, Catherine's older brother, who becomes extremely jealous of Heathcliff. Hindley abuses Heathcliff, forcing him to become a servant.
* Real Example: "Hindley hated her saying these things, and he would swear more terribly than I ever heard him swear before; and Hindley was known for a hard swearer."
Chapter 4
* Summary: Catherine and Heathcliff plan to elope, but they are separated by Hindley. Catherine eventually marries Edgar Linton of Thrushcross Grange, while Heathcliff disappears.
* Real Example: "The two would be seen in the same angle of the heath, walking through the long grass, and stopping once in a while to look back. What they said and did there, is not known."
Chapter 5
* Summary: Eighteen years later, Heathcliff returns to Wuthering Heights as a wealthy and vengeful man. He takes possession of the Heights and vows to destroy the Earnshaws and Lintons.
* Real Example: "The black horse and its stern-looking rider produced similar sensations in all who saw it from the windows. Mr. Heathcliff approached, and mounted the steps, leading his horse by the bridle."
Chapter 6
* Summary: Heathcliff marries Isabella Linton, Edgar and Catherine's younger sister. However, he treats her cruelly and eventually drives her insane.
* Real Example: "And how can I express my astonishment at her appearance? From the time she left till now, she has never been seen like herself."
Chapter 7
* Summary: Catherine Linton dies giving birth to a daughter, also named Catherine. Heathcliff's vengeance intensifies as he abuses Catherine Heathcliff and scheming against the Lintons and Earnshaws.
* Real Example: "I took the best opportunity extant to fix upon the moor; the soft wind blowing on my body, the sunshine on my face, was very pleasant, and I advanced further...and came to a dark, sequestered hollow, between two hills."
Chapter 8
* Summary: Hareton Earnshaw, Hindley's son, is forced to live as a servant at Wuthering Heights under Heathcliff's cruelty. He forms a bond with Catherine Heathcliff.
* Real Example: "He watched my countenance as I spoke; a peculiar expression of mingled incredulity and mortification appeared on his face."
Chapter 9
* Summary: After Lockwood returns to Thrushcross Grange, he learns more about the events at Wuthering Heights from Isabella's maid, Nelly Dean.
* Real Example: "Oh, Ellen! You'll think me simple; it was only a sheep and three lambs he had got with him...I did wonder how I could bear to leave it, and how he could prevail on his heart to take it away."
Chapter 10
* Summary: Nelly tells Lockwood about the tragic deaths of Edgar Linton, Heathcliff, and Catherine Heathcliff. She also explains that Hareton and Catherine Earnshaw have married and are living peacefully at Wuthering Heights.
* Real Example: "He breathed as hard as a horse; and his eyes dwelt on mine with a stony, unmoving glare."
