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Volume 3: A blow of destiny, the king appears Chapter 99: Roaring Villa

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    One of the Demon Guardians - Emily Bronte

    Emily, Jane, and Bronte (July 30, 1818 - December 19, 1848), 19th century British writer and poet, two of the famous three Bront? sisters, author of the world literary masterpiece "Roaring Heights"  The author, and this is actually the only novel in her life.  (Literary Museum)

    Emily Bront? was born in Thornton, near Bradford, Yorkshire, to Patrick Bront? and Maria Brumwell. Emily was the fifth of the Bront?s' six children.  She is also the younger sister of Charlotte Bronte and the older sister of Anne Bronte.

    Father Patrick was originally an Irish priest.  Because Patrick Bront? had been the long-term curate of Haworth from 1819, the Bront? family moved to Haworth in April 1820.  It was in this environment that the literature of the three Bront? sisters began to sprout.

    Just after their mother Maria died of cancer in 1829, the young Bront? sisters and their brother Patrick Brenwell created fantasy realms in their works (including Ange's  Leah, Gondal), these fantasies later became one of the main features of their work, but only a few of Emily's works from this period have been preserved.

    Starting in 1842, Emily worked as a tutor in a high school near Halifax, but she left after six months because she missed her hometown.

    Later, Emily and her sister Charlotte went to a private boarding school in Brussels to study, but this was interrupted due to the death of Emily's aunt Elizabeth Brenwell.  They later considered establishing a school in their hometown in 1844, but gave up because there were no students.

    Emily's talent for poetry was noticed by her family, which prompted Emily, Charlotte, and Anne to jointly publish a collection of poems in 1846. Since the society at that time was patriarchal, the collection of poems was signed  The three men were named Curler, Ellis and Acton.

    Although this collection of poems did not attract widespread attention (only two copies were sold).  However, they decided to continue writing.

    And in order to avoid the prejudice against female writers at the time, the Bront? sisters adopted their more neutral names, retaining only the first letter of their names.  So Emily used the pen name Alice Bell, while Charlotte and Anne's pen names were Currel Bell and Acton Bell respectively.

    In 1847, Emily published her only novel "Roaring Heights", later than Charlotte's "Jane Eyre" but before Anne's "Agnes Grey".

    Although "Roaring Heights" received quite polarized reviews when it was first published, and its new story structure also confused critics at the time, "Roaring Heights" is now considered to be one of the most complete novels in the history of British literature.  strange.  One of the most shocking novels, the content may be influenced by Gothic novels.

    In 1850, Charlotte regarded "Roaring Heights" as an independent work of Emily and published it under Emily's real name.

    Emily is introverted and aloof by nature, and lives in seclusion.  I like walking alone in the wilderness.  She has never been in love in her life.  Like her sisters, Emily's body was weakened by the local climate.

    During her brother¡¯s funeral in September 1848, Emily contracted a cold and refused to take medicine.  On December 19, 1848, Emily died of tuberculosis.  Emily was later buried at St Michael's Church in Haworth, West Yorkshire.

    Compared to his sisters, Emily Bronte is considered a typical talented writer who only shined briefly.  But popular works about Emily are uncommon.

    "Roaring Heights" was first published in 1847.  At that time, it was criticized for its ugly descriptions of human nature, and was called a terrible and barbaric book.

    The book is full of lonely wilderness, remote castles and rough love.  The atmosphere was gloomy and thick, which was not tolerated by people at the time.  His sister Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" has always been more popular with critics, but as time goes by, this novel is gradually recognized by mainstream society.  And it is considered to be the most outstanding of all the works of the three Bront? sisters.

    Emily Bront?¡¯s unique temperament, perception of the world, attachment and description of the wilderness add a unique aesthetic meaning to this novel.  This is what makes this novel distinctly different from other novels of the Victorian era.

    It also inherits Gothic novel techniques such as symbolism, horror and mystery.

    The background of the novel is Yorkshire in northern England in the eighteenth century. Lockwood, a young man from the city, rents Thrushcross Grange in the marshes.  During a visit to the landlord Heathcliff, he discovered a past hidden in Roaring Heights:

    Old Eunshaw, the former owner of Roaring Heights, went to Liverpool once.He went to work and brought back an unidentified gypsy boy and named him Heathcliff.

    This little boy took away the favor of his old master from his eldest son Hindley and his daughter Catherine. He was gradually resented by Hindley, but he and Catherine grew in love over time.

    After the death of old Earnshaw, Hindley and his wife Frances inherited the mansion. In order to retaliate, he demoted Heathcliff to a slave and persecuted him in every possible way.

    Although Catherine still loved Heathcliff deeply, she married Edgar Linton, the rich and handsome owner of Thrushcross Grange, for money and status. As a result, Heathcliff ran away angrily on the stormy night.

    Three years later, Heathcliff returns to the marsh again. He has become a wealthy gentleman and decides to take revenge on Hindley who persecuted him and Edgar who took away his lover.

    He first deprived Hindley of his property and Roaring Heights through gambling, and trained Hindley's son Hareton into a vulgar and ignorant servant.

    After that, he also tricked Edgar Linton's sister Isabella into running away with him, causing a rift between Edgar Linton and his sister.  The growing conflict between Edgar Linton and Heathcliff caused Catherine to struggle internally. In agony, she finally died in childbirth, leaving behind a daughter named Catherine.

    Isabella, on the other hand, could not bear the abuse after marriage, so she fled to the city and gave birth to her son Linton.

    Heathcliff was still not satisfied. He forced Edlington to hand over Isabella's son Linton, and then tried to force his daughter Catherine, Jr., to marry the frail Linton.

    Edgar Linton died of illness soon after, and the inheritance and Thrushcross Grange all became the property of his nephew Linton. Linton also died soon after, and the property eventually fell into the hands of Heathcliff, and little Catherine was also  Imprisoned forever in Roaring Heights.

    Revenge succeeded, but he felt the emptiness in his heart. He even dug up Kathleen's coffin, hoping to stay with her forever. In the end, he died without food or drink and fell in love with her.

    After his death, young Catherine and Hareton fell in love and inherited the estate of the Villa and Grange. The unfulfilled love of the previous generation was compensated by the next generation.  Heathcliff's love for Catherine is rough, but also irreplaceable: some people think that "Roaring Heights", "King Lear" and "Moby-Dick" are the three major tragedies in English literature.

    In 1948, the British writer Maugham said: The ugliness and beauty coexist in "Roaring Heights", and the power it expresses is beyond the reach of ordinary novelists I don't know of any other novel that contains the pain, obsession, and cruelty of love.  , persistence, once described so surprisingly.  And it is praised as one of the top ten novels in the world.
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