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	Recommended Sites
	Dickinson Electronic Archives A scholarly Web site "devoted to the study of Emily Dickinson and her practices."
	University of Maryland: Dickinson 100 poems by Dickinson in their originally published versions. (These versions of the poems were probably significantly "corrected," i.e., altered from Dickinson's original versions by Higginson and Todd, their first editors).
	From The Life of Emily Dickinson This page contains many excellent biographical excerpts, taken from Richard B. Sewall's The Life of Emily Dickinson.
	Virtual Emily This page hosts a walkthrough of the major events and places in Emily's life. It's an interesting read, accompanied by many photographs of her friends and family. The anecdotes and historical information provide a nice context for reading her poems.
	Research Sites
	Project Bartleby: Emily Dickinson The Project Bartleby archive of frequently-quoted lines by Emily Dickinson.
	Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 A page containing three poems and biography containing the conjecture, popular in some circles, that the poet was a lesbian.
	Emily Dickinson Biography A concise biography, focusing on her eccentricity.
	Fascicle 1 From the University of Virginia, this site includes the original and two revised versions of this collection of Dickinson's poems.
	Emily Dickinson on the Web One will find a wide variety of links indexed here. This page collects some of the best biographical and bibliographical materials available, and provides links to quite a few on-line texts.
	Atlantic Unbound Search for articles on the poet here. Highlights include: Emily Dickinson's Letters: A valuable early article from The Atlantic Monthly on the poet's letters, from one important correspondent, and editor, Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Emily Dickinson (Un)discovered: A 1996 article expressing dismay at the failure of the early Atlantic Monthly to recognize Dickinson's genius. Encouragement for young poets everywhere. The Poetry of Emily Dickinson by Martha Hale Shackford: A 1913 article on the importance of Dickinson's poetry.
	Fan Sites
	Erin's Emily Dickinson Page Another page perhaps less overwhelming than many others, yet substantial. Posted by a fan, it contains a concise biography, "favorite poems," and a list of links.
	Susan Howe, "My Emily Dickinson" Excerpts from a meditative essay by poet Susan Howe.
	Other Sites of Interest
	The Emily Dickinson International Society The homepage of the society whose primary purpose it is to "promote, perpetuate, and enhance the study and appreciation of Emily Dickinson throughout the world." The Emily Dickinson Journal, also available from within this site, contains postings of many fine articles and essays on Dickinson.
	The Dickinson Homestead The homepage for the Amherst home of Emily Dickinson, now a national landmark.
	'Soul at the White Heat': The Romance of Emily Dickinson's Poetry by Joyce Carol Oates Something a little more serious from author Joyce Carol Oates, this informative essay focuses on "the tantalizing 'I'" of Dickinson's poems. Something a little less expected is this photo of Oates posed as Dickinson, from an article in the New York Times Magazine.
	The Emily Dickinson Random Epigram Machine A little site for reading a little Dickinson.

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