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Emily Bronte

Emily Bronte. By Ellie Clutterbuck. Early Life.

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Emily Bronte

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  1. Emily Bronte By Ellie Clutterbuck

  2. Early Life • Emily Bronte was born on July 30th 1818 at Thornton, Bradford in Yorkshire, fifth child of the six children. Her mother died of cancer in 1821. In 1824 she attended the newly opened Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge. While there along with her sisters Maria, Elizabeth and Charlotte they suffer the harsh regime, cold and poor food. In June 1825 Emily and her sisters were finally taken away from the school for good.

  3. Early poetry • Emily and Anne wrote poetry and stories for their imaginary world of Gondal. Few survive, but they worked together on poems and the Gondal sagas into the 1840's.

  4. School Life In July 1835 she enrolled at Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head Mirfield which lasted for 3 months, returning to Haworth in October.In February 1842 Charlotte and Emily left Haworth for the PensionnatHeger at Brussels. While there they learnt French, German and Music. In November 1842 Emily returns to Haworth with Charlotte.

  5. Beginning of Wuthering Heights • In September 1845 Charlotte discovered Emily's poems. Emily is angered by the intrusion into her private writings. Her sister convinced her to collaborate on a book of poems. About this time it is thought Emily started to write Wuthering Heights. 

  6. Published poems • In May 1846 under the Pseudonym of Currer Ellis and Acton Bell, a book of Poems was published, Emily contributed 21 poems.

  7. Wuthering heights first published • In July 1847, the publishers; Thomas. Cautley. Newby accept Wuthering Heights which is published in the December.

  8. Young death • In November 1848 Emily's health was poor. Charlotte Bronte writes that her sister has difficulty in breathing and pains in her chest. On 19 December 1848 Emily Bronte died at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. She was 30 years old. On 22 December she is laid to rest in the family vault in Haworth church.

  9. Wuthering heights republished • December 1850 new edition of Wuthering Heights is printed with selected poems and a preface written by her sister Charlotte.

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