The postscript for director Madeleine Olnek’s new biopic Wild Nights with Emily states: “Notions persist to this day of Emily Dickinson as a spinster old maid who was afraid to leave her room or ...

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This biography is informed by two revelations: first, a bombshell that is likely to be debated as long as there are inquiring readers of Emily Dickinson; and second, the effect of a family love affair ...

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