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"Thank you. This is absolutely first-class in all respects. The reprinted 1850 poems and the contemporary reviews unveil insights unsuspected by the majority of readers; and the selection of current views and criticism is sensitive and representative." -- N. S. Asbridge, Central Connecticut State University "A fine new edition at an affordable price." -- Bernard Duyfhuizen, University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireThis Norton Critical Edition includes: * The first edition of the novel (1847) , accompanied by a new preface and revised explanatory footnotes. * Fourteen of Emily Bronte's letters regarding the publication of both the 1847 and 1850 editions of Wuthering Heights, along with key excerpts from her diary and devoirs. * Twenty-one of Bronte's poems, three of them new to the Fifth Edition.
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Emily Jane Bronte (/?br?nti/, commonly /?br?nte?/; 30 July 1818 - 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third eldest of the four surviving Bronte siblings, between the youngest Anne and her brother Branwell. She wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Patrick Branwell Bronte (http://www.abm-enterprises.net/emily.htm) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
