Brontë family "Wuthering Heights" and "Agnes Grey", had launched a rumour that the three novels were the work of one author, understood to be Ellis Bell (Emily). George Smith was extremely surprised to find two gawky, ill-dressed country girls paralysed with fear, who, to identify themselves, held out the letters addressed to "Messrs. Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell". Taken by such surprise, he introduced them to his mother with all the dignity their talent merited, and invited them to the opera for a performance of Rossini's "Barber of Seville". Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights" was published in 1847 under the masculine pseudonym Ellis
Lindsay Ellis (media critic) explores derivations of literary and film characters over time. Ellis's videos have received over 35 million views, and her channel has more than 520,000 subscribers. Along with her friends Elisa Hansen and Antonella Inserra, she wrote "Awoken", a paranormal romance parody of Twilight featuring a woman falling in love with Cthulhu, under the alias Serra Elinsen. In 2010, she wrote and directed the documentary short film "The A-Word" about women's experience with abortion. Ellis is also host of the "It's Lit!" web series for PBS which explores trends in American Literature. Ellis received her BA in Film Studies from New