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. 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.
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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.