Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (/ˈbrɒnti/, commonly /-teɪ/; 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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The only undisputed portrait of Brontë, from a group portrait by her brother Branwell, c. 1834 | |
| Born | Emily Jane Brontë 30 July 1818 Thornton, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 19 December 1848 (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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