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    Review: Wuther true or false, 'Emily' weaves a passionate portrait of a Brontë sister

    by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Feb 16, 2023 4 minutes
    Emma Mackey as Emily Brontë in the movie“ Emily.”.

    "Wuthering Heights" was first published in 1847 under the name Ellis Bell — a pseudonym for Emily Brontë, of course, and one that she adopted in tandem with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, in their individual novels as well as a book of poetry. "Jane Eyre" was published under Currer Bell; "Agnes Grey," printed in the same three-volume set as "Wuthering Heights," was attributed to Acton Bell. The Brontë sisters' names and reputations would be established soon enough, but their use of male aliases was a not-uncommon safeguard in an era when female writers struggled to be taken seriously.

    "Emily," a passionate and imaginative new drama about the author's short life and enduring work, deftly waves aside this and many other details: When

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