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Emily Dickinson in love: the case for Otis Lord

John Evangelist Walsh
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2012]
Copyright:
©2012

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Summary:
Uses documented facts and Dickinson's own writing to prove that the poet's mysterious love was Otis Lord, a married friend of Dickinson's father.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : a puzzlement
  • The unmasking. Twenty old letters : A reconstructed episode; The wildest word; The knee that wore her once; Oh gaudy heart!
  • The love affair. Hunting for the day; Bridal gown; Basking in Bethlehem; Aetherial throng
  • Appendices. Appendix A : Mrs. Lord's diary
  • Appendix B : The master letters
  • Appendix C : The last white dress
  • Notes & sources.
Author/Creator:
Walsh, John Evangelist, 1927-2015
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Emily Dickinson in love: the case for Otis Lord [by Walsh, J.E.]
Subjects:
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 — Relations with men.
Lord, Otis P. (Otis Phillips), 1812-1884 — Relations with women
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 — Family
Poets, American — 19th century — Biography
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Lord, Otis P. (Otis Phillips), 1812-1884
1800-1899
Relations with women
Families
Poets, American
Relations with men.
Genres:
Biographies
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physical Description:
xii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:
PS1541.Z5 W25 2012
ISBNs:
9780813552750 (hardcover, alk. paper)
0813552753 (hardcover, alk. paper)
9780813553375 (ebook)
0813553377 (ebook)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2011028850
OCLC Numbers:
751922084