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Fictional character
Edgar Linton
Wuthering Heights character
Created by
Emily Brontë
Portrayed by
David Niven Patrick Macnee Peter Bryant Drewe Henley Ian Ogilvy David Robb Simon Shepherd Crispin Bonham-Carter Andrew Lincoln
In-universe information
Occupation
Gentleman farmer
Family
Isabella Linton (sister)
Spouse
Catherine Earnshaw
Children
Catherine (Cathy) Linton (daughter)
Religion
Christian
Nationality
English
Edgar Linton is a fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights.[1][2] 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 against his family.
Edgar is the father of his and Catherine's daughter, Catherine Linton, and the brother of Isabella Linton. He is the foil of Heathcliff as a character, as shown by his tender, kind, loving, gentle, and weak personality as opposed to Heathcliff's savage, tyrannical nature.
^Tytler, Graeme (2 October 2017). "The Presentation of Edgar Linton in Wuthering Heights". Brontë Studies. 42 (4): 312–320. doi:10.1080/14748932.2017.1363298. ISSN 1474-8932. S2CID 165193738.
^Leung, William (1 January 2008). "Re-reading Edgar Linton and Wuthering Heights". English: Journal of the English Association. 57 (217): 4–38. doi:10.1093/english/efn007. ISSN 0013-8215.
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