Wuthering Heights, Chapter 19 summary
Chapter 19 of 34 · 7 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 19, Edgar Linton returns after Isabella’s death with her fragile son, Linton, whom Catherine eagerly welcomes and comforts. Their hope of keeping him ends when Joseph arrives on Heathcliff’s orders, and Edgar agrees to send the boy to Wuthering Heights the next day.
What happens
- A letter announces Isabella’s death and Edgar’s return with Linton, while Catherine eagerly anticipates meeting her cousin.
- Edgar arrives with the exhausted boy and asks Catherine to treat him gently.
- Linton cries and struggles to sit comfortably, but Catherine’s affectionate attention helps him settle.
- After the children go to bed, Joseph arrives and insists on speaking directly to Edgar.
- Joseph demands Linton for Heathcliff, but Edgar refuses to disturb the boy and promises to send him the next day.
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What to notice
The demand interrupts Linton’s welcome and ends Edgar’s hope of keeping him. Joseph presents Heathcliff’s authority as something that cannot be questioned.
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Why does Edgar refuse to send Linton away that night?
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