The Lonely House: A Short Biography of Emily Dickinson

Bio Shorts, Book 2

De: Paul Brody

Narrado por: Erin Lin

During her lifetime, Emily Dickinson did not seek out recognition or attempt to change the world around her, even in the smallest way. A private but not antisocial person, she kept her life’s work, and her innermost feelings, almost entirely to herself. Her life was rich in intellectual pursuits, and she had many friends with whom she exchanged witty and brilliant letters, but she rarely left the town of her birth. From the early 1860's onward, she became essentially a recluse.

After her death in 1886, it was only the good judgment of her sister Lavinia that preserved the more than 1,700 poems Dickinson had secretly produced. Her poetry was so intensely individual that it immediately captivated a national audience. More than a century later, her special genius continues to surprise readers young and old.

Hear more about her fascinating book in this biography.

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Short and Informative

You get what’s advertised in the book description. If you need a quick understanding without a lot of speculations, this is it.

Good content but average diction.

Good, brief summary of Emily Dickinson’s life. Narrator mispronounced words (“posthumous” and others), read entirely too fast and had poor enunciation in my opinion.