Lives like loaded guns : Emily Dickinson and her family's feuds / Lyndall Gordon.

1st American ed.

9780670021932
0670021938

New York, NY : Viking, 2010.

English

xvii, 491 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, map, ports. ; 24 cm.

PS1541.Z5 G66 2010

811/.4

In 1882, Emily Dickinson's brother, Austin, began an adulterous love affair with the accomplished and ravishing Mabel Todd, setting in motion a series of events that would forever change the lives of the Dickinson family. Award-winning biographer Lyndall Gordon tells the story of the feud that erupted-and that still continues today. Making unprecedented use of letters, diaries, and legal documents, Gordon proposes a groundbreaking new solution to the secret behind the poet's insistent seclusion, presenting a woman beyond her time who found love, spirituality, and immortality all on her own terms. The first major biography of Dickinson in nearly ten years, Lives Like Loaded Guns is a highly acclaimed story of creative genius, illicit passion, and betrayal that will forever change the way we view one of America's most important literary figures.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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