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Published in 1932 by Emily Dickinson's beloved niece Mattie, this slim volume combines two long-out-of-print recollections that draw readers close to a poet whose reclusive lifestyle made her "something of a fable" in her own lifetime. Privileged by her youth, Mattie was often accomplice to her Aunt Emily—"a friend more rare than any other we knew"—in her "elfin, mischievous strain," confiding in a stage whisper droll epigrams about...Log In or Sign Up to Read More