After Emily

Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America's Greatest Poet

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Pub Date Oct 30 2018 | Archive Date Sep 30 2018

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The untold story of the mother and daughter who opened the door to Emily Dickinson’s poetry.

Emily Dickinson may be the most widely read and beloved of all American poets, but the story behind her work’s initial, posthumous publication in 1890 and the mother-and-daughter team most responsible for her enduring legacy are barely known.

After Emily recounts the extraordinary lives of Mabel Loomis Todd and her daughter, Millicent Todd Bingham, and the powerful literary legacy they shared. Mabel’s complicated relationships with the Dickinsons—including her thirteen-year extramarital affair with Emily’s brother, Austin—roiled the small town of Amherst, Massachusetts. Mabel and Austin’s love led to her work with Emily Dickinson’s poetry, which inspired both Mabel’s life and her daughter’s, and fed controversies over the poetry’s promotion, editing, and ownership. Julie Dobrow has unearthed hundreds of primary sources to tell this compelling narrative and reveal the surprising impact Mabel and Millicent had on the Emily Dickinson we know today.

About the Author:

Julie Dobrow is a professor and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Tufts University. Her writing has appeared in publications such as the Boston Globe Magazine and the Huffington Post. She lives outside of Boston.

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The untold story of the mother and daughter who opened the door to Emily Dickinson’s poetry.

Emily Dickinson may be the most widely read and beloved of all...


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