Later in 1847 when Emily went solo and published her would-be groundbreaking and only book, she continued using her pseudonym and the same happened with Charlotte and Anne, who also used their pen names.

This decision was perhaps driven because the sisters wanted the public to view their works objectively and not based on the gender behind the works’ authorship – as, at the time, there was a prevalence of existing prejudices and gender inequalities In the late 1830s, during the release of their anthology, their first publication, the Brontë sisters resolved to use male-given names each, including only their initials. Before publishing ‘ Wuthering Heights’ in 1847, she had a few years back published a collection of poems along with those written by her two sisters, Catherine and Anne. By her early adult age, she had garnered several good poems and created great fictional stories and characters. Climax: When Catherine decided against marrying Heathcliff, the man for whom she had a longtime affection, to wed Edgar.Įmily Brontë started by writing poems and got quite good at it.After Emily Brontë’s passing, the book goes on to score higher reviews from critics following a careful re-evaluation of the fine piece of art. Despite the fact, ‘ Wuthering Heights’ would later attain an esteemed height and even gets to be called a classic, a fit it didn’t previously manage following poor ratings.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë