Wuthering Heights was published 1847, the only novel written
by Emily Bronte. It was published under the 'pen name' of Ellis Bell. Her life
had been largely confined to the village of Haworth, Yorkshire, where her
father was a local vicar. Mrs. Bronte died when the children were quite young
and were reared by maiden aunts and housekeepers. Very little formal education
was experienced by the Brontes until they decided on careers. All three sisters
became published writers. Charlotte; "Jane Eyre", Anne; "The Tenant
of Wildfell Hall" and Emily; "Wuthering Heights". Emily Bronte
herself was the youngest of six children. In 1821, tragedy struck the family
with the death of Marie, and the task of raising the family was then taken on
by the mother's sister. Her personality is reproduced in the character of
Joseph in Wuthering Heights. In 1824, 4 of the girls were sent to Cowanbridge
Boarding School, to begin their education, within a month 2 were dead due to
the inhumane regime. The others, Emily and Charlotte, returned home to be
educated by their father. He had inherited his fathers story-telling talents
and he entertained his children in the Parsonage. In 1826, Branwell received a
present of a box of toy soldiers, the children gave each soldier a name,
invented a land where these characters would live, called Angria, while Emily
and Anne in turn invented another place called, Gondal, a practice then began
of the children writing chronicles of their own fabled country. The sisters
then each decided to write a novel, Emily's Wuthering Heights seemed to be both
a commercial and literature failure when it was published in 1847. Meanwhile ,
their brother Branwell died in September 1848 and while attending his funeral,
Emily caught a chill and it developed into consumption, she refused all medical
aid and died on 19 December 1848.Bio Blurb
Wuthering Heights was published 1847, the only novel written
by Emily Bronte. It was published under the 'pen name' of Ellis Bell. Her life
had been largely confined to the village of Haworth, Yorkshire, where her
father was a local vicar. Mrs. Bronte died when the children were quite young
and were reared by maiden aunts and housekeepers. Very little formal education
was experienced by the Brontes until they decided on careers. All three sisters
became published writers. Charlotte; "Jane Eyre", Anne; "The Tenant
of Wildfell Hall" and Emily; "Wuthering Heights". Emily Bronte
herself was the youngest of six children. In 1821, tragedy struck the family
with the death of Marie, and the task of raising the family was then taken on
by the mother's sister. Her personality is reproduced in the character of
Joseph in Wuthering Heights. In 1824, 4 of the girls were sent to Cowanbridge
Boarding School, to begin their education, within a month 2 were dead due to
the inhumane regime. The others, Emily and Charlotte, returned home to be
educated by their father. He had inherited his fathers story-telling talents
and he entertained his children in the Parsonage. In 1826, Branwell received a
present of a box of toy soldiers, the children gave each soldier a name,
invented a land where these characters would live, called Angria, while Emily
and Anne in turn invented another place called, Gondal, a practice then began
of the children writing chronicles of their own fabled country. The sisters
then each decided to write a novel, Emily's Wuthering Heights seemed to be both
a commercial and literature failure when it was published in 1847. Meanwhile ,
their brother Branwell died in September 1848 and while attending his funeral,
Emily caught a chill and it developed into consumption, she refused all medical
aid and died on 19 December 1848.
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