Emily Bronte
Emily Jane Bronte was born July 30, 1818, at Thornton in
Yorkshire, the fifth of six children of Patrick and Maria
Bronte. Both of Emily's parents had literary leanings; her
mother published one essay, and her father wrote four books
and dabbled in poetry. In 1821, shortly after Emily's third
birthday, Maria died of cancer. Maria's sister, Elizabeth,
came to live as a housekeeper and was responsible for
training the girls in the household arts. Although Emily did
spend a few short times away from Haworth, it was her
primary residence and the rectory where she resided now
serves as a Bronte Museum. Emily's only close friends were
her brother Branwell and her sisters Charlotte and Anne. Emily died of tuberculosis on December 19, 1848, also at the
age of thirty, and never knew the great success of her only
novel Wuthering Heights, which was published almost exactly
a year before her death on December 19, 1848. From the
opinions of those who knew her well, Emily emerges as a
reserved, courageous woman with a commanding will and
manner. In the biographical note to the 1850 edition of
Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Bronte attributes to her sister
"a secret power and fire that might have informed the brain
and kindled the veins of a hero." image - Portrait of Emily Bronte (1818-48) engraved by
Walker and Boutall (engraving), Bronte, Patrick Branwell
(1817-48) (after) / Private Collection, The Stapleton
Collection; / Bridgeman Art Library
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Series
Books:Wuthering Heights, September 2011
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)
Wuthering Heights: The Wild and Wanton Edition, January 2011
Paperback / e-Book
Wuthering Heights, June 2005
Audio CD
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