Emily Brontë was an English novelist and poet, best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Born on July 30, 1818, in Thornton, England, she was part of the Brontë family, which included her sisters Charlotte Brontë and Anne Brontë, both of whom were also writers. Emily spent most of her life in the Yorkshire moors, which greatly influenced her writing. Her work is celebrated for its complex characters and themes of passion and revenge. Emily Brontë passed away on December 19, 1848, but her literary legacy endures.