Her first volume of poems was published in 1890, four years after her death. Literary critic Helen Vendler neatly summarises Dickinson’s endless variety and invention. ‘She is epigrammatic ...

But the letters also show a side of Dickinson that might not be familiar to even her most dedicated readers. Many people know her poetry of death, pain and suffering, but the letters are more upbeat ...

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