By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reput… - Emily Brontë

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By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

Emily Brontë

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Emily Jane Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who was the sister of Charlotte and Anne Brontë, known as the Brontë sisters. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, was first published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell.

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Alternative Names: Ellis Bell • Emily Jane Bronte • Emily Jane Brontë • Emily Bronte • Emily (Jane) Brontë

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