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Published in 1924, The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson is a biography by her niece Martha Dickinson Bianchi. Featuring detailed biographical essays and her letters, for the first time arranged chronically, the book stands as a retelling of her aunt's life from the perspective of family in an attempt to challenge the image of Emily Dickinson as a cold, isolated woman of mystery. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson is a must-read biography reimagined for modern readers.
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About the author
MARTHA DICKINSON BIANCHI(1866 - 1943) was the niece of Emily Dickinson and the only daughter of Austin and Susan Dickinson. In a life marked with tragedy, Bianchi excelled as a pianist and received her formal education at the Smith College School of Music, had a short marriage to Captain Alexander Bianchi, before finally pursuing a career as a poet and novelist in her late 30s. While she would go on to write
The Cuckoo's Nest,
A Cossack Lover and
The Kiss of Apollo, Bianchi was best known for collecting and editing her aunt's poetry, in particular, 1914's
The Single Hound, which led to a revival of interest in her aunt's work.
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Published in 1924, The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson is a biography by her niece Martha Dickinson Bianchi. Featuring detailed biographical essays and her letters, for the first time arranged chronically, the book stands as a retelling of her aunt’s life from the perspective of family in an attempt to challenge the image of Emily Dickinson as a cold, isolated woman of mystery. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Life and Letters of Emily Dickinson is a must-read biography reimagined for modern readers.
