The Letters of Emily Dickinson

New Books in Gender by New Books Network

Jul 30, 202655:18Science & Medicine

Emily Dickinson was a letter writer before she was a poet. And it was through letters that she shared prose reflections–alternately humorous, provocative, affectionate, and philosophical–with her extensive community. Whi...

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