Emily Brontë

(1818-1848)

English novelist and poet

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Emily Jane Brontë (, ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) 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 30 July 1818 Thornton England
Died	19 December 1848 (aged 30) Haworth, Yorkshire
Zodiac	Leo
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Patrick Brontë · Father · 1777-1861 · Irish Anglican clergyman and writer info

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Maria Branwell · Mother · 1783-1821 · Mother of the Bronte sisters info

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Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell · m. 1812

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Maria · Sister · - · Celebrity Baby info

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Elizabeth · Older Sister · 1815- · Celebrity Baby info

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Charlotte · Older Sister · 1816- · Celebrity Baby info

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Patrick Branwell · Older Brother · 1817- · Celebrity Baby info

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Anne Bronte · Younger Sister · 1820-1849 · British novelist and poet info

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