When Emily Bronte died in 1848, she was hardly known around the world as a
             successful author. There are still large portions of her life that people know very little
             about (Benvenuto, I). Emily was born in Thornton, England on July 30, 1818 (Magill 56),
             to Reverend Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte (Emily Bronte." A Chronology. 1).
             Two years after Emily's birth, her father was appointed curate of Haworth, a small village
             on the moors ("Emily Bronte." Emily 1). Here, Emily spent much of her youth. Her place
             of residency in Haworth later became the Bronte Museum ("Emily Bronte". Emily 1).
             Both of Emily's parents accelled in literature. Her mother successfully published an
             Essay and her father wrote four books and experimented with poetry ("Emily Bronte".
             Emily 1). Because of this, Emily leaned toward writing. Emily began writing at a very
             early age. In 1846, Emily and her two sisters, Charlotte and Anne, published twenty-one
             poems together ("Emily Bronte". Emily 1). The volume was titled Poems by Currer, Ellis,
             and Acton Bell. ("Emily Bronte." A Chronology. 1) Since only two copies were sold
             however, she began working on novels instead ("Emily Bronte". Emily 1). In 1826, Mr.
             Bronte brought home twelve wooden soldiers for Emily's brother, Branwell (Benvenuto V).
             In 1831, Emily and Anne began writing sagas about the soldiers involving two imaginary
             islands in the north and south Pacific, Gondal and Gaaldine (Benvenuto V). Although none
             of the sagas were published, the Gondal places and characters are referred to in many of
             Emily's poems ("Emily Bronte". Emily 1).
             In September of 1821, Emily's mother died of cancer ("Emily Bronte." A
             Chronology. 1). Because Patrick couldn't raise the six children alone, Maria's sister
             Elizabeth moved in with the Brontes as a housekeeper and aided in raising the children
             ("Emily Bronte". Emily 1). Since the children needed an education ...