Family background of emily bronte
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Brontë family
19th-century literary family
"Brontë" redirects here. For other uses, see Brontë (disambiguation).
The Brontës () were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the by of Thornton and later associated with the by of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (–), Emily (–) and Anne (–), are well-known poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Their stories attracted attention for their passion and originality immediately following their publication. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily's Wuthering Heights, Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were accepted as masterpieces of literature after their deaths.
The first Brontë children to be born to rector Patrick Brontë and his wife Maria were Maria (–) and Elizabeth (–), who both died at ung ages due to disea
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Emily Brontë
Emily Brontë was born in Thornton, England, on July 30, She and her five siblings grew up in Haworth, where their father, the Rev. Patrick Brontë, was the church curate. Their mother died in , and in , Emily and three of her sisters were sent to the Clergy Daughters’ School in Lancashire. When her two oldest sisters died of tuberculosis, Emily returned to Haworth with her sister Charlotte.
After leaving school, Emily continued her studies with her two surviving sisters, Charlotte and Anne, and their brother, Branwell. With access to their father’s library, the Brontë siblings read and wrote extensively, producing a family magazine that featured their stories and poems.
In , Emily became a teacher at the Law Hill School, but she left the position after several months. After teaching for a brief period at the Pension Héger in Brussels, she returned permanently to Haworth in
In , Emily, Charlotte, and Anne self-published a collection of poetry under the pseudonyms
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An introduction to Yorkshire's famous literary family
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë penned some of the most groundbreaking novels in the history of English literature - including 'Jane Eyre', 'Wuthering Heights' and 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'.
What's their story?
The Brontë sisters grew up in Haworth, West Yorkshire, in the early s. They lived in Haworth Parsonage on the edge of the moors - today the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
They had two older sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, who died aged 11 and 10 due to poor living conditions at school. They also had a brother, Branwell - their fellow playmate and a force for creativity in his own right. As children, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne invented imaginary worlds together and wrote about them in tiny books.
Patrick Brontë was their father. Originally from County Down in Ireland, he was the reverend of Haworth church and encouraged the education of his daughters. His Cornish-born wife, and mother of the Brontë