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Emily Brontė ( July 30, 1818 - December 19, 1848) was a British novelist and poet, best remembered for her one novel Wuthering Heights, an acknowledged classic of English literature.Emily was born at Thornton in Yorkshire, the younger sister of Charlotte Brontė and the fifth of six children. In 1820, the family moved to Haworth, where Emily's father was rectorThe word rector ("ruler," from the Latin regere has a number of different meanings. The Rector is the highest academic official of a university in many countries. At some universities they have the title of rector magnificus. In Scotland, the position of, and it was in these surroundings that their literary talent flourished. In childhood, after the death of their mother, the three sisters and her brother Branwell created imaginary lands (Gondal, Angria, Gaaldine), which featured in stories they wrote. Few of Emily's work from this period survives, except for poems spoken by characters (The Brontės' Web of Childhood, Fannie Ratchford, 1941).
In 1837Events January 10 DePauw University founded in Greencastle, Indiana January 26 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U. State February 8 Richard Johnson becomes the first Vice President of the United States chosen by the United States Senate February 11 Americ, Emily commenced work as a governess at Law Hill, near HalifaxHalifax can refer to several things: The original Halifax, Halifax, England in West Yorkshire. Halifax, Nova Scotia, capital of Nova Scotia(Canada) Halifax (electoral district)(Canada) Halifax, Georgia (town, United States) Halifax, Kentucky(town, United. Later, with her sister Charlotte, she attended college in BrusselsBrussels ( French: Bruxelles Dutch: Brussel German: Brussel is a major city in Belgium and its capital. Overview Brussels is first of all a city located in the middle of Belgium and its capital, but it sometimes also refers to the main municipality of the.
It was the discovery of Emily's poetic talent by her family that led her and her sisters, Charlotte and AnneAnne Bront ( January 17, 1820 May 28, 1849) was a British author, one of a trio of famous Bronte sisters who wrote acclaimed Victorian romantic novels of manners and society. She was born in the village of Thornton, Yorkshire, England. Her mother died a y, to publish a joint collection of their poetry in 1845Events January 29 The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is published for the first time New York Evening Mirror . March 1 President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. March 3 Florida is admitted as the 27th U.. Owing to the prejudices on female writers, all three used male pseudonyms, Emily's being "Ellis Bell".
She subsequently published her only novel, Wuthering Heights, in 1847Events January 4 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. January 13 The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. January 16 John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.. Although it received mixed reviews when it first came out, the book subsequently became an English literary classic.
Like her sisters, Emily's constitution had been weakened by their harsh life at home and at school. She died on December 19, 1848 of tuberculosis, having caught a chill during the funeral of her brother in September, and was interred in the Church of St. Michael and All Angels Cemetery, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England.
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