Emily BrontÃ `` ( born July 30 , 1818 in Thornton , Hampshire , England - December 19 , 1848 ) was a English author and poet . Her most famous book is Wuthering Heights . Emily Jane BrontÃ `` ( ; 30 July 1818 â '' 19 December 1848 ) was an English novelist and poet , now best remembered for her only novel , Wuthering Heights , a classic of English literature .