She had never seen Vesuvius; in fact, she had rarely left and never too far or for too long her room in the house with a ...

Few events in American literary history have been more curious than the sudden rise of Emily Dickinson into a posthumous fame only more accentuated by the utterly recluse character of her life and ...

By comparison, Emily Dickinson’s known epistolary output (1,304), written for a tighter circle of correspondents, seems measly. Yet she, too, appreciated the value of speedy delivery.

History’s greatest artists and thinkers reward reinterpretation. A Shakespeare or a Curie can feel different in different decades — can reveal something fresh about their time, and also ours.

I found a kindred spirit in Emily Dickinson quite early in life. A letter the reclusive author wrote at the age of 23, ...

Although Emily Dickinson's poetry wasn't appreciated until after her death in 1886, her baking skills were much appreciated ...

Teton County judge sides with state and dismisses new abortion lawsuit; Wyoming wildlife managers propose quadrupling bighorn ...