The Family Trees
Wuthering Heights can prove difficult for the first-time
reader. Because names are repeated for characters in different generations,
confusion is understandable. A pedigree developed by Charles Percy Sanger
in his essay "The Structure of Wuthering Heights" (which is reprinted
on pages 331-336 in the Norton Critical Edition [3rd edition] of the novel)
simplifies reading. Using the information provided by Sanger, the following
charts have been compiled and are offered here:
The Earnshaw Line of Descent
The Linton Line of Descent
Catherine Linton's Lineage
Linton Heathcliff's Lineage
Hareton Earnshaw's Lineage
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