Emily Dickinson (book)

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Emily Dickinson is a 1986 biography book by Cynthia Griffin Wolff on the poet of the same name. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

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  2. Welter, Barbara (1988). "Review of Emily Dickinson". The American Historical Review. 93 (3): 780. doi:10.2307/1868265. ISSN   0002-8762. JSTOR   1868265.
  3. Johnson, Greg (1987). Wolff, Cynthia Griffin (ed.). "Dickinson in Her Time". The Virginia Quarterly Review. 63 (3): 515–520. ISSN   0042-675X. JSTOR   26438130.
  4. Kakutani, Michiko (November 12, 1986). "Books of The Times". The New York Times. pp. C27. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. Frank, Elizabeth (November 23, 1986). "The Pagan of Amherst". The New York Times. pp. BR7. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. Garvie, Maureen (January 24, 1987). "ROOMS OF THEIR OWN EMILY DICKINSON BY CYNTHIA GRIFFIN WOLFF RANDOM HOUSE $36.75 WILLA CATHER: [FINAL EDITION]". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved July 29, 2024.