Instructions Write the correct form of the words in parentheses.
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte wrote compulsively from early childhood. When they were in
their late 20s, they (publish) a book of(poem) under the
pseudonyms Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. They used pseudonyms as it was considered improper
for young women to be at the time. Unfortunately, the poems were not
very popular, and they sold only two copies.
The sisters were much more(succeed) writing prose, and their literary careers took off the following year, 1847, when Anne wrote Jane Eyre and
Emily wrote Wuthering Heights. The novels attracted positive reviews and soon became
bestsellers.
Jane Eyre is considered a classic, and it has been adapted into movie form an(amaze)
19 times. The first(adapt) was a silent movie made in 1910 and the
latest was only last year.
Emily's masterpiece, Wuthering Heights, has attracted lots of(tour) to the North
of England to see the (set) of the novel. The love story that takes place between
the(romance) hero Heathcliff and Catherine has captivated people's
(imagine) so much that the plot has been used in movies, operas, plays and
even a pop song.
Tragically, all three sister died young. Emily died just one year after her book was published,
followed by Anne in 1984. Charlotte died in 1857 at the age of thirty-eight.