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Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet Hardcover - 2019

by Marta McDowell

From New York Times-bestselling author McDowell comes an illustrated exploration of how gardening and plants inspired one of the most beloved poets of all time.


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"A visual treat as well as a literary one...for gardeners and garden lovers, connoisseurs of botanical illustration, and those who seek a deeper understanding of the life and work of Emily Dickinson." --The Wall Street Journal Emily Dickinson was a keen observer of the natural world, but less well known is the fact that she was also an avid gardener--sending fresh bouquets to friends, including pressed flowers in her letters, and studying botany at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke. At her family home, she tended both a small glass conservatory and a flower garden. In Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life, award-winning author Marta McDowell explores Dickinson's deep passion for plants and how it inspired and informed her writing. Tracing a year in the garden, the book reveals details few know about Dickinson and adds to our collective understanding of who she was as a person. By weaving together Dickinson's poems, excerpts from letters, contemporary and historical photography, and botanical art, McDowell offers an enchanting new perspective on one of America's most celebrated but enigmatic literary figures.

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  • Title Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Iconic Poet
  • Author Marta McDowell
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 268
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Timber Press (OR)
  • Date 2019-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781604698220 / 1604698225
  • Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.88 x 1.19 in (23.50 x 17.48 x 3.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: New England
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Flowers in literature, Gardens in literature
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.4

About the author

Marta McDowell's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Woman's Day, Country Gardening, and elsewhere. Her previous books include Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, All the Presidents' Gardens, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life, and Unearthing The Secret Garden. She consults for public gardens and private clients, writes and lectures on gardening topics, and teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden, where she studied landscape design. She lives, writes, and gardens in Chatham, New Jersey.

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