Emily Dickinson face to face and "a hedge away"
(Book - Regular Print)
Contributors
Madrid, Anthony, 1968- writer of foreword.
Published
New York : McNally Editions, 2023.
Edition
First McNally editions paperback.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 86 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
811.4 DICKINSON
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811.4 DICKINSON
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Published
New York : McNally Editions, 2023.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First McNally editions paperback.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"What would it be like to have Emily Dickinson as your babysitter? In this astonishing memoir, out of print for almost a century, Martha 'Matty' Dickinson describes the childhood she spent next door to--and often in the care of--her Aunt Emily. We see Matty as a little girl, hiding from the other grownups in Emily's upstairs rooms, helping Emily in the kitchen, venturing with her into the cellar for the gingerbread she wasn't supposed to have. As Matty becomes a teenager, she finds a confidante in her aunt, who is fascinated by the latest youth fads, school gossip, and the recurring question of what to wear to a party ('her "vote" was for my highest-heeled red slippers')--not to mention the music, novels, and poems she and Matty both love. From an early age, Emily teaches Matty the joys of solitude and independence: 'No one,' Emily said, 'could ever punish a Dickinson by shutting her up alone.' First published in 1932, this is the most intimate record we have of Emily Dickinson, whose death sparked a long family struggle over her work and her image. In a foreword to this new edition, the poet and critic Anthony Madrid provides a biographical frame for Matty's recollections, and explains how such a remarkable document could spend so long out of sight." -- Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bianchi, M. D., & Madrid, A. (2023). Emily Dickinson face to face and "a hedge away" (First McNally editions paperback.). McNally Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943 and Anthony Madrid. 2023. Emily Dickinson Face to Face and "a Hedge Away". McNally Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, 1866-1943 and Anthony Madrid. Emily Dickinson Face to Face and "a Hedge Away" McNally Editions, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bianchi, Martha Dickinson, and Anthony Madrid. Emily Dickinson Face to Face and "a Hedge Away" First McNally editions paperback., McNally Editions, 2023.
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