Emily Jane Brontë was an English poet and writer who lived in the first half of the 19 th century, one of the Brontë sisters, along with Charlotte and Anne. Unlike her sisters, Emily published only one book, ' Wuthering Heights' , before her death at the age of 30; but that one book is now considered one of the greatest works of English literature. Like her sisters and her brother, Branwell, Emily grew up in circumstances that encouraged her into spending a lot of time reading and writing. Their father, Patrick, became the curator of the church of the small town of Haworth, in Yorkshire, and he was strict about silence in the house while he worked, so the children got used to spending many hours together in the same room not just reading but also writing their own poems and stories. The Brontë children were in a relatively unusual social situation: their father’s position meant the occupation of a very large house and a comfortable income during his lifetime, but next to...
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