Facts about Emily Dickinson
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Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. |
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Emily Dickinson 's father, Edward Dickinson favored her brother more than her and never read any of Emily Dickinson 's poem. |
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Emily Dickinson's younger sister, Lavinia Dickinson, often looked after Emily Dickinson as if she was her mother. |
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Emily Dickinson's mother became an invalid when Emily was young so she really never knew her mother. |
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Emily Dickinson loved nature, natural sciences, greenhouse and gardening. She was also known for her cooking skills such as break making. |
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Emily Dickinson poems on love, God, death and immortality were Emily's favorites. |
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Emily Dickinson was a shy and mysterious person who always avoided friends and social occasions every time she could. |
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At the age of 31, Emily Dickinson began to dress in all white costumes. |
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Emily Dickinson was known as the Myth because she was always hiding, avoiding everyone. |
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There are many theories and analyses of Emily Dickinson 's seclusion. Among the theories are frustrated love affair and her plain looks. |
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Emily Dickinson' s favorite writers are the Brontes, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and George Eliot. |
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Emily Dickinson wrote a total of 1,775 poems, all found after she died. |
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Emily Dickinson did not want to be famous and she did not want her poems published because she thought all her poems were too personal. |
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In her old age, Emily Dickinson developed love for children. |
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Emily Dickinson died in 1886 at the age of 55 from a kidney disorder. |
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