Emily Brontë

Also known as Ellis Bell, Emily Jane Bronte, Emily Jane Brontë, Emily Bronte, Emily (Jane) Brontë

Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.

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Emily Brontë was a British poet, novelist, writer, and teacher. She was born in Thornton on 30 July 1818 and died in Haworth on 19 December 1848. Her notable works include the novel *Wuthering Heights* and the collection *Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell*. She also wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.

She was the daughter of Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell, and the sister of Branwell Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, and Anne Brontë. Brontë practiced Anglicanism. She died of tuberculosis, which is listed as both her cause and medical condition, resulting from natural causes. She was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Born: 30 July 1818
Died: 19 December 1848
Works: 393

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Wuthering Heights, by Ellis Bell [pseud.] and Agnes Grey, by Acton Bell [pseud.] with a preface, and memoir of both authors
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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1818
Active to: 1848

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Emily Jane Brontë (/ˈbrɒnti/, commonly /-teɪ/; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.

Emily was the fifth of six Brontë siblings, four of whom survived into adulthood. Her mother, Maria Branwell, died when she was three, leaving the children in the care of their aunt, Elizabeth Branwell. Apart from brief intervals at school, Emily was mostly taught at home by her father, Patrick Brontë, who was the curate of Haworth. She was very close to her siblings, especially her younger sister Anne, and together they wrote books and journals depicting imaginary worlds named Glass Town, Angria and Gondal. She was described by her sister Charlotte as solitary, strong-willed and nonconforming, with a keen love of nature and animals.

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