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Emily Dickinson

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General Summary

Important Terms, People, and Events

Summary and Analysis

1830–1847: Childhood Years

1847–1848: Boarding School and a Return Home

1848–1850: The Great Revival and Poetic Beginnings

1850–1853: Youthful Courting

1853–1855: Springfield and Washington

1856–1862: Prolific Writing, a Shock, and Civil War

1862–1864: A Mentor

1865–1874: Deaths in the Family

1874–1883: Disappointment and Loss

1884–1886: Called Back

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