Vol. 27 No. 4 1960 - page 769

The Years and Hours of
Emily Dickinson
BY JAY LEYDA. This unusual chronicle recreates the life of one
of America's gr eatest poets and one of its most enigmatic
personalities. Here- in her letters and poems-Emily Dickin–
son expresses eloquently and passionately her genius for ex–
periencing fully the joy and sorrow of each day. Items from
newspapers and magazines, the memoirs and letters of friends,
fleeting glimpses by strangers, even the speculations of town
gossips, summon up a vision of her private world in all its
colorful and eccentric detail and unfold a broad panorama of
life in a New England village during the middle years of the
last century.
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Selected Letters of
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EDITED BY CHARLES A. FENTON. Stephen Vincent Benet is known
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John
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tell the story of his life in all its warmth, gallantry, and com–
passion from his college days at Yale and the heyday of
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Brooks, Christopher LaFarge, Robert Nathan, Henry S. Canby,
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