Mr Lockwood is the frame-narrator in

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, '' Wuthering Heights'', now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poe ...

's 1847 novel ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent re ...

'', and the recorder of the main narrative, which is related to him by

Nelly Dean Ellen "Nelly" Dean is a female character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel '' Wuthering Heights.'' She is the main narrator in the book, and she provides eyewitness accounts of many of the story's central events to Mr Lockwood. Ellen Dean is calle ...

. Lockwood is an English gentleman who arrives on the

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moors for a retreat from city life. The narrative is propelled by Lockwood's interest in Heathcliff, his landlord at Thrushcross Grange.

Narrative

''Wuthering Heights'' begins as Lockwood arrives at Thrushcross Grange, an estate in the

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that he is renting from Heathcliff. Heathcliff, at the time Lockwood arrives, owns both Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, two neighbouring estates. Early in the book, Lockwood visits Wuthering Heights, where he is shocked by the behaviour of Heathcliff and the other residents of the manor. Lockwood nevertheless pays a second visit to Wuthering Heights, when, due to the weather, he is forced to spend the night. Without proper lodgings available, Lockwood is taken to a small room by a servant, who instructs Lockwood to not let Heathcliff know that he is there. During the night, Lockwood reads a book wherein he finds the names "

Catherine Earnshaw Catherine Earnshaw is a fictional character and the female protagonist of the 1847 novel ''Wuthering Heights'' written by Emily Brontë. Catherine is one of two children to Mr. and Mrs. Earnshaw, the original tenants of the Wuthering Heights est ...

" and "Catherine Linton" written repeatedly. In the course of the night, Lockwood sees a spectre of Catherine; he relates, Upon waking, Lockwood recounts the vision to Heathcliff, who orders Lockwood to leave Wuthering Heights. Before he leaves, Lockwood observes Heathcliff enter the bedroom and attempt to speak to the ghost of Catherine: "Come in! come in!" he sobbed. "Cathy, do come. Oh, do — once more! Oh! my heart's darling! hear me this time, Catherine, at last!"Brontë 1998, p. 24. Upon returning to Thrushcross Grange, Lockwood inquires about the history of Heathcliff and Wuthering Heights with Nelly Dean. While Lockwood is bedridden with an illness, Nelly recounts to him the story of Heathcliff, the Earnshaws of Wuthering Heights, and the Lintons of Thrushcross Grange. Nelly's retelling makes up the bulk of the novel. The novel concludes as Lockwood returns to Wuthering Heights to notify Heathcliff that he wished to terminate his lease of Thrushcross Grange. Upon arriving at the Heights, Lockwood discovers that Heathcliff had died, and that Heathcliff's niece, Cathy, and nephew, Hareton, are to be married. Lockwood, upon seeing them together, feels regretful that he missed a possible chance at romance with Cathy. The final scene of ''Wuthering Heights'' shows Lockwood passing by the graves of Heathcliff, Catherine, and

Edgar Linton Edgar Linton is a fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel '' Wuthering Heights''. His role in the story is that of Catherine Earnshaw's husband. He resides at Thrushcross Grange and falls prey to Heathcliff's schemes for revenge aga ...

at the local

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and commenting on the tranquility of the scene.

References

* Brontë, Emily: ''

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