19: The Enigma of Emily Dickinson (Part 2)
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Emily's Love Affair With Susan Gilbert
Higginson helped to publish the first volume of Emily's poetry in 1890, four years after her death. Although with a caveat, he edited her poems to suit the norms of the time - something which would have clearly gone against Emily's wishes. With that said, there was one person who recognized Emily's genius during her lifetime: Her closest friend Susan Gilbert. In their letters, we meet a very different Emily, one we haven't encountered yet in her poetry or in her Higginson letters. But one thing is for certain. In February 1852, Emily writes to Susan. Open me carefully.
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