From the Book - First edition.
"One fine day in May" (1886) --
Arriving in Amherst (1856-1881) --
Meeting and courting the Dickinsons (1881-1882) --
Soaring love and seething tensions (1883-1894) --
Dickinsonian inspiration: Mabel's creative output (1883-1893) --
Lingering puritanism and Millicent's sensibilities (1884-1897) --
Embracing Emily's poems (1886-1897) --
Losing Austin, finding Mabel (1895-1904) --
Suing the "Queen of Amherst" (1897-1898) --
Traveling and travails (1899-1917) --
"Sincerely, Joe Thomas" (1918-1919) --
Fighting to define Emily Dickinson (1920-1929) --
Bringing lost poems to light (1930-1939) --
Dealing with Dickinsoniana" (1940-1955) --
Battling over Emily's Papers (1946-1959) --
Seeking closure and meaning (1960-1968) --
Unpacking the camphorwood chest --
Sorting through the clutter.