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Emily Brontë
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Emily Brontë

Author · born July 30, 1818 · died 1848

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Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.

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  1. ~29Notable work: Wuthering Heights1847

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