--- product_id: 26411140 title: "Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them" price: "€ 74.41" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/26411140-emily-dickinson-s-poems-as-she-preserved-them store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them **Price:** € 74.41 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them - **How much does it cost?** € 74.41 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/26411140-emily-dickinson-s-poems-as-she-preserved-them) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them [Dickinson, Emily, Miller, Cristanne] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them Review: No complaints - Good book. Wish it came with a book cover though Review: Best Complete Edition Yet - This is it! If you want only one book presenting all of Emily Dickinson's poems, this is the book for you. I acquired the Johnson one-volume edition ( The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson ) on March 3, 1989, and that was my only Dickinson until I got Shurr's "New Poems" ( New Poems of Emily Dickinson ) on July 12, 1994. Eventually, I acquired the Franklin one-volume edition ( The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition (Belknap) ) on December 13, 2010. Finally, I got this Miller edition on July 21, 2016. The Johnson and Miller editions are the only complete editions that I've read straight through. I spent nine weeks this summer (2016) reading the Miller edition, and I enjoyed every page. The chief difference between Franklin's and Johnson's is the order of the poems: Franklin concluded that Johnson had dated many of the poems wrongly; since each edition presents the poems in roughly chronological order according to the editor's best judgement, the order of poems in Franklin's book differs markedly from that of Johnson's. Miller's differs even more dramatically in the order of the poems: Miller generally accepts Franklin's dating of the poems, but presents them in five sections based on how Emily "preserved them". The first section presents the poems that Emily herself had assembled into little booklets called fascicles; the second section presents poems that Emily herself had saved on "unbound sheets" joined together with a brass fastener (though we don't know whether Emily herself did the fastening); the third section presents "loose poems" that Emily had kept in her possession; the fourth section presents "poems transcribed by others" for which no manuscript in Emily's hand has been found; finally, the fifth and last section presents "poems not retained" by the poet herself but given to others. The first three sections are by far the longest, and a majority of the poems appear in the first two sections. One wouldn't go far wrong getting any of the three complete editions -- Johnson, Franklin, or Miller. I think Miller's is best, though, in three respects. First, simply because most of the poems are presented by Miller in fairly small groups (sheets, leaves) whereas the only division of poems in Johnson's and Franklin's books are by year, which makes for a run-on effect after reading for a while. Second, Miller also presents variant readings -- alternative lines and words written by the poet herself on the manuscript pages. (Thus, we get the most significant aspects of a "variorum" edition in a reader's edition.) Third, Miller footnotes to whom (if anyone) the poet shared each poem and provides some helpful annotation about possible sources, references, and allusions, in endnotes. Miller's index of first lines provides the Johnson and Franklin numbers for cross-referencing those older complete editions; alas, though, she provides no numbering system for the poems in her own edition, a deliberate choice that I think was imprudent. (I myself have resorted to referring to the poems in Miller's edition by page and poem number. For instance, one of my favorites, "The Life we have is very great", is Johnson # 1162, Franklin # 1178, and Miller "number" 707.3.) A magnificent work of scholarship, and a very enjoyable read. This is it! P.S. This is only the fourth review of this book here: I don't provide many reviews, and this is the first time I've been one of the earliest reviewers. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #70,124 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #41 in Poetry Literary Criticism (Books) #114 in Literary Criticism & Theory #145 in Poetry by Women | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (531) | | Dimensions | 6.12 x 2.25 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 0674737962 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0674737969 | | Item Weight | 3.24 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 864 pages | | Publication date | April 11, 2016 | | Publisher | Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press | ## Images ![Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zor4SLQZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ No complaints *by M***R on March 29, 2026* Good book. Wish it came with a book cover though ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Complete Edition Yet *by L***. on October 6, 2016* This is it! If you want only one book presenting all of Emily Dickinson's poems, this is the book for you. I acquired the Johnson one-volume edition ( The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson ) on March 3, 1989, and that was my only Dickinson until I got Shurr's "New Poems" ( New Poems of Emily Dickinson ) on July 12, 1994. Eventually, I acquired the Franklin one-volume edition ( The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition (Belknap) ) on December 13, 2010. Finally, I got this Miller edition on July 21, 2016. The Johnson and Miller editions are the only complete editions that I've read straight through. I spent nine weeks this summer (2016) reading the Miller edition, and I enjoyed every page. The chief difference between Franklin's and Johnson's is the order of the poems: Franklin concluded that Johnson had dated many of the poems wrongly; since each edition presents the poems in roughly chronological order according to the editor's best judgement, the order of poems in Franklin's book differs markedly from that of Johnson's. Miller's differs even more dramatically in the order of the poems: Miller generally accepts Franklin's dating of the poems, but presents them in five sections based on how Emily "preserved them". The first section presents the poems that Emily herself had assembled into little booklets called fascicles; the second section presents poems that Emily herself had saved on "unbound sheets" joined together with a brass fastener (though we don't know whether Emily herself did the fastening); the third section presents "loose poems" that Emily had kept in her possession; the fourth section presents "poems transcribed by others" for which no manuscript in Emily's hand has been found; finally, the fifth and last section presents "poems not retained" by the poet herself but given to others. The first three sections are by far the longest, and a majority of the poems appear in the first two sections. One wouldn't go far wrong getting any of the three complete editions -- Johnson, Franklin, or Miller. I think Miller's is best, though, in three respects. First, simply because most of the poems are presented by Miller in fairly small groups (sheets, leaves) whereas the only division of poems in Johnson's and Franklin's books are by year, which makes for a run-on effect after reading for a while. Second, Miller also presents variant readings -- alternative lines and words written by the poet herself on the manuscript pages. (Thus, we get the most significant aspects of a "variorum" edition in a reader's edition.) Third, Miller footnotes to whom (if anyone) the poet shared each poem and provides some helpful annotation about possible sources, references, and allusions, in endnotes. Miller's index of first lines provides the Johnson and Franklin numbers for cross-referencing those older complete editions; alas, though, she provides no numbering system for the poems in her own edition, a deliberate choice that I think was imprudent. (I myself have resorted to referring to the poems in Miller's edition by page and poem number. For instance, one of my favorites, "The Life we have is very great", is Johnson # 1162, Franklin # 1178, and Miller "number" 707.3.) A magnificent work of scholarship, and a very enjoyable read. This is it! P.S. This is only the fourth review of this book here: I don't provide many reviews, and this is the first time I've been one of the earliest reviewers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An ideal edition of the works of a brave and original poet *by T***E on June 18, 2024* First of all it is a pleasure to peruse Emily Dickinson’s words I have spent hours a day savoring the works in this collection, including the editor’s notes.This edition makes it easy for the reader to dive into the works and understand more about the poet herself, the subjects she chose, and the familial and historical environments in which she wrote The poems are presented in the order in which Dickinson preserved them in homemade booklets and with plenty of room in the margins, which allows the reader to focus on them one at a time. The inclusion of Dickinson’s own alternate texts next to the relevant lines gives insight into the shades of meaning that she was weighing in her word choices. The footnotes point out information in the poet’s letters and describethe texts she alludes to, and so give the reader a fuller understanding of how the poems can be read. If this is the edition for our times, then it speaks well of our times. ## Frequently Bought Together - Emily Dickinson’s Poems: As She Preserved Them - The Letters of Emily Dickinson - Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson's Intimate Letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson (Paris Press) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.it/products/26411140-emily-dickinson-s-poems-as-she-preserved-them](https://www.desertcart.it/products/26411140-emily-dickinson-s-poems-as-she-preserved-them) --- *Product available on Desertcart Italy* *Store origin: IT* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*