Emily Brontë

Emily Jane Brontë ( /ˈbrɒnti/; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for her solitary novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third eldest of the four surviving Brontë siblings, between the youngest Anne and her brother Branwell. She published under the pen name Ellis Bell. Emily Brontë was born on 30 July 1818 in Thornton, near Bradford in Yorkshire, to ... More

Date of birth:

  • Jul 30, 1818

Date of death:

  • Dec 19, 1848 (age 30 years)

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Also known as:

  • Emily Jane Brontë,
  • Ellis Bell,
  • Emily Jane Bronte,
  • Emily Bronté,
  • Emily Bronte
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  • Person

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  • Frail and emotional but with a strong will and intense integrity, she was hard to get along with, and seemed to find it difficult to function in normal social contexts

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  • literature

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  • novelist
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