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 (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.