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Born on this day in 1818.
Weblogs and Emily Bronte
Life had not been fair to Heathcliff and now theories abound on why he acted the way he did.
SamairakThe six-year-old Emily was considered a delight at Cowen bridge and seems to have been a favourite among the teachers. She was more fully described by a unamed source ( possibly be Ellen Nussey) as having ” a never-failing quiet unselfishness a genial spirit always willing to help, with timid but faithful affection. Or in the word of other servants, ""Pleasant and sometimes quite jovial, friendly, or from villagers, clever, timid, a clever lass with a spirit of her own, ( quoted in New York times 1883 from the famous women series Emily Bronte by A Mary F Robinson.
We can be sure that Emily had dark brown hair as it can be seen in the mourning jewelry at the parsonage, she is described by eye witnesses as having beautiful dark brown hair, she seems to have held it up in her adult years with a tall comb similar to those still used in Spain, though smaller. In her teenage years she wore it in a tight frizz that was very unbecoming. Abigails Ateliers/will-the-real-emily-bronte-please-stand-up
The moors she loved so much
Heathcliffe and Cathy in a dramatic scene from Wuthering Heights. Illustration by James E. McConnell
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