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Emily Dickinson on Death

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Emily Dickinson on Death

by Emily Dickinson

English· 0:28:02· 22 chapters
Emily Dickinson is one of the most intriguing of American poets. Since she grew increasingly reclusive, very few of her poems were published until after her death. This collection includes two letters Dickinson wrote to her friends on the occasion of the deaths of her friend, Mr. Humphrey, and her brother, Austin. The rest of collection consists of her poetry on the subject of death. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    01 - Amherst, January 2, 1851, to Mrs. Strong

    05:59
  2. Chapter 2

    02 - Autumn, 1876, to Dr. and Mrs. Holland

    02:32
  3. Chapter 3

    03 - 'Let down the bars, O Death!'

    00:39
  4. Chapter 4

    04 - 'Going to Heaven!'

    01:16
  5. Chapter 5

    05 - 'Morns like these we parted'

    00:47
  6. Chapter 6

    06 - 'I read my sentence steadily'

    00:57
  7. Chapter 7

    07 - 'The only ghost I ever saw'

    00:55
  8. Chapter 8

    08 - Memorials

    01:07
  9. Chapter 9

    09 - The Journey

    00:51
  10. Chapter 10

    10 - Going

    01:13
  11. Chapter 11

    11 - 'If I should die'

    00:58
  12. Chapter 12

    12 - Ghosts

    01:05
  13. Chapter 13

    13 - 'What inn is this'

    00:44
  14. Chapter 14

    14 - Till The End

    01:05
  15. Chapter 15

    15 - The Chariot

    01:13
  16. Chapter 16

    16 - 'Death is a dialogue'

    00:40
  17. Chapter 17

    17 - At Length

    00:55
  18. Chapter 18

    18 - Numen Lumen

    01:00
  19. Chapter 19

    19 - 'I meant to find her when I came'

    00:51
  20. Chapter 20

    20 - 'If I may have it when it's dead'

    00:52
  21. Chapter 21

    21 - 'There's been a death in the opposite house'

    01:14
  22. Chapter 22

    22 - 'After great pain, a formal feeling comes'

    01:09