Задание

Read "About the story" and "About the author". Why do you think Emily Brontë published the novel under the name Ellis Bell? Tick all the possible answers.Image

  • In the era in which Emily was writing female authors were not as credible as male authors.
  • As a man, Emily had a greater chance of getting her novel published.
  • Her father forbade Emily to do literary work.
  • Emily wanted to remain anonymous because she lived a quiet life.
  • Emily led active social life pretending she was a man, so it was natural for her to publish a novel under a man's name.
  • She had already published some stories under her real name, but they appeared to be a failure, so Emily decided to use a pseudonym.
  • Emily used her father's money to publish the novel, so she used her father's name to sign the novel.