Guide Note:Emily Brontë was the second of three sisters whose novels have become English literature classics.
Fast Facts:
- Born: July 30, 1818
- Birthplace: Thornton, in Yorkshire, England
- Published 1 novel: Wuthering Heights
- When first published, the Poems of the 'Bells' sold two copies
- Most contradictory and isolated of the sisters
- When her brother Branwell wrapped himself in a blanket and set it on fire while intoxicated, Emily put out the flames with her bare hands
- Refused medical assistance during her final illness with "consumption"
- Died: December 19, 1848