Emily Brontë

Emily Brontë

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The dreamiest of the talented Brontë clan, Emily Jane Brontë was born in 1818. Her mother died when she was barely more than a toddler, and Emily and her younger sister, Anne, became very close. Along with their other siblings, 'Charlotte Bronte' and Branwell Bronte, they invented the make-believe kingdoms of Angria and Gondal, which occupied their lonely childhoods.

  • When was
    Emily Brontë born?

    Emily Brontë was born on Thursday, July 30, 1818

  • Where was
    Emily Brontë born?

    Emily Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, UK

  • How old was
    Emily Brontë when they died?

    Emily Brontë was 30

  • When did Emily Brontë die?

    Emily Brontë died on
    Tuesday, December 19, 1848


Best Quotes

  • No other sun has lightened up my heaven, No other star has ever shone for me;...
  • And when thy heart is laid to rest Beneath the church-yard stone I shall have time enough to mourn And thou to be alone.'
  • A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.
  • Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?
  • I see heaven's glories shine and faith shines equal...
  • I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.
  • Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.
  • Vain are the thousand creeds that move men's hearts, unutterably vain; Worthless as withered weeds, or idlest froth amid the boundless main.
  • Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us.
  • Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.

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