A character in Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily
The housekeeper who serves both Earnshaw and Linton families across two generations and narrates most of the story to Mr. Lockwood.
Also known as: Nelly, Mrs. Dean, Ellen
Inside the story
Ellen Dean, often called Nelly, is the housekeeper who has served both the Earnshaw and Linton families across two generations. At the story’s outset, she is living at Thrushcross Grange and becomes Mr. Lockwood’s guide to the households, people, and history connected with Wuthering Heights.
A hardy, healthy countrywoman of middle age, matronly and plainly dressed, with the sensible, steady bearing of a long-serving housekeeper.
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