Emily Brontë was one of six Bronte children born in quick succession. Famous for the novel Wuthering Heights she, and her sisters, are major figures of English Literature.
Biographer Rowan Wilson, a Yorkshire woman herself, presents a hypothesis of Emily’s life based on the poems and fiction she wrote.
One theory presented is of Emily being shut up in a room, most likely the room her mother died in … potentially a haunted room, by her Aunt Branwell.
It is thought that Emily may have had a fit at this point. This would explain the recurring theme of prison seen in many of Emily’s poems. Charlotte may also have recalled this scene later in her novel, Jane Eyre.
Emily was a strong-willed individual. She was happy alone and spent a good amount of time with her siblings on the bleak moors that surrounded their home in Haworth. Isolated, she relied on her siblings for companionship.
Patrick Brontë was thought to have had a temper. It is believed he was hard on his wife, who died early on from cancer. As Maria struggled with her battle against cancer, the six children were increasingly left to themselves.
Growing up on the moors, it is believed Branwell (Emily’s only brother) and Emily became quite wild, naughty and reckless. Emily, high-spirited as she was, loved the wild free life and would not suffer repression. However, she believed she was the ‘unwanted child’. Although thoughts of being orphans were shown by her other siblings in their work.
Patrick’s reaction to Emily’s wild behaviour may have seeded this deep thought of being unwanted and a few of her poems point towards this thought process. Of the four remaining children, Emily was the one who was thought to have been suppressed, the one who dedicated a significant amount of time to household chores.
Charlotte believed Emily to be shy and easily embarrassed. However, this was thought to be Emily’s way of portraying her internal agony. There is not much about Emily as she was quite a private person. Charlotte’s discovery of Emily’s poems, both before and after her death were considered a highly valuable find and led to their first publication.
Romer Wilson’s All Alone is a classic biography of this famous author.
Rowan Wilson (born Florence Roma Muir Wilson; 1891 – 1930) grew up in Yorkshire and spent her childhood on the moors. She started her first novel during the war. Her novels contain a philosophical trend surrounding major concerns of her time. She is also the author or Green Magic (1928), The Hill of Cloves (1929) and Red Magic (1930).
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Biographer Rowan Wilson, a Yorkshire woman herself, presents a hypothesis of Emily’s life based on the poems and fiction she wrote.
One theory presented is of Emily being shut up in a room, most likely the room her mother died in … potentially a haunted room, by her Aunt Branwell.
It is thought that Emily may have had a fit at this point. This would explain the recurring theme of prison seen in many of Emily’s poems. Charlotte may also have recalled this scene later in her novel, Jane Eyre.
Emily was a strong-willed individual. She was happy alone and spent a good amount of time with her siblings on the bleak moors that surrounded their home in Haworth. Isolated, she relied on her siblings for companionship.
Patrick Brontë was thought to have had a temper. It is believed he was hard on his wife, who died early on from cancer. As Maria struggled with her battle against cancer, the six children were increasingly left to themselves.
Growing up on the moors, it is believed Branwell (Emily’s only brother) and Emily became quite wild, naughty and reckless. Emily, high-spirited as she was, loved the wild free life and would not suffer repression. However, she believed she was the ‘unwanted child’. Although thoughts of being orphans were shown by her other siblings in their work.
Patrick’s reaction to Emily’s wild behaviour may have seeded this deep thought of being unwanted and a few of her poems point towards this thought process. Of the four remaining children, Emily was the one who was thought to have been suppressed, the one who dedicated a significant amount of time to household chores.
Charlotte believed Emily to be shy and easily embarrassed. However, this was thought to be Emily’s way of portraying her internal agony. There is not much about Emily as she was quite a private person. Charlotte’s discovery of Emily’s poems, both before and after her death were considered a highly valuable find and led to their first publication.
Romer Wilson’s All Alone is a classic biography of this famous author.
Rowan Wilson (born Florence Roma Muir Wilson; 1891 – 1930) grew up in Yorkshire and spent her childhood on the moors. She started her first novel during the war. Her novels contain a philosophical trend surrounding major concerns of her time. She is also the author or Green Magic (1928), The Hill of Cloves (1929) and Red Magic (1930).
Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
