Emily Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire in 1818. She was the second youngest of six children, two of whom, Charlotte and Anne, were also writers. She was educated for a time at the Clergy Daughters’ School but in 1825 she was educated at home by her father, her aunt, her elder sister Charlotte, and by tutors who visited from time to time.
At the age of 19 Emily became governess at Miss Patchett's Ladies Academy but returned home after a few months. Five years later Emily and Charlotte decided to open a school of their own. To this end the sisters went to Belgium to finish their education. On their return home they published, along with Anne, a book of poems under the pen names of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. Emily’s novel Wuthering Heights was published in 1847 but tragedy soon followed. Her beloved brother, Branwell, died in September 1848 and Emily, heartbroken at the loss, died of tuberculosis less than three months later.
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Anne used Acton Bell; Charlotte used Currer Bell
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In his youth Branwell was considered the most talented of the children
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In one scene in the novel Catherine declares her feelings for Heathcliff and Linton to Nelly Dean, the housekeeper of Wuthering Heights
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She was born at 74 Market Street in 1818
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Niven played Edgar Linton, who marries Catherine
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The family moved into the house in April 1820
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The school was the Pensionnat Heger
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The Reverend Patrick Brontë was an Irish priest who lived most of his life in England
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Thee musical was an attempt to fill in some of the gaps in Heathcliff's story
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The academy was a part of Law Hill School. The school no longer exists but the building is still there. It is now a private residence
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