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Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet (1818–1848) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emily Jane Brontë (/ˈbrɒnti/, commonly /-teɪ/;[2] 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848)[3] was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell with her own poems finding regard as poetic genius. Emily was the second-youngest of the four surviving Brontë siblings, between the youngest Anne and her brother Branwell. She published under the pen name Ellis Bell.
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Born | Emily Jane Brontë (1818-07-30)30 July 1818 Thornton, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 19 December 1848(1848-12-19) (aged 30) Haworth, Yorkshire, England |
Resting place | St Michael and All Angels' Church, Haworth, Yorkshire |
Pen name | Ellis Bell |
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Education | Cowan Bridge School, Lancashire |
Period | 1846–48 |
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Literary movement | Romantic Period |
Notable works | Wuthering Heights |
Parents | Patrick Brontë Maria Branwell |
Relatives | Brontë family |
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