{"product_id":"the-emily-dickinson-collection-9781513295633","title":"The Emily Dickinson Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Emily Dickinson Collection\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) compiles some of the best-known works of an icon of American poetry. Out of nearly two-thousand poems discovered after her death, less than a dozen appeared in print during Dickinson's lifetime. Drawn from such influential posthumous volumes as \u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e (1902) and \u003ci\u003eThe Single Hound\u003c\/i\u003e (1914), \u003ci\u003eThe Emily Dickinson Collection\u003c\/i\u003e captures the spiritual depths, celebratory heights, and impenetrable mystery of Dickinson's poetic gift. \"Fame is a fickle food \/ Upon a shifting plate, \/ Whose table once a Guest, but not \/ The second time, is set.\" Deeply aware of the fleeting nature of fame, Dickinson-whose reputation in life was as a lonely eccentric who rarely, if ever, left home-seems to provide some clarity as to why publication so often eluded her. Having published just ten poems in her lifetime, Dickinson continued to write in solitude until her final years. Her final word on fame is a warning, perhaps, for poets whose fate would differ from her own: \"Men eat of it and die.\" Despite her admonishing tone, she found space elsewhere to muse on the nature of literary achievement, recognizing that obscurity could incidentally produce the conditions for a poet to produce their most vital work: \"Success is counted sweetest \/ By those who ne'er succeed. \/ To comprehend a nectar \/ Requires sorest need.\" Throughout her life, Emily Dickinson showed a profound respect for the mysteries of worldly existence. In her poems, this creates an atmosphere of prayer and contemplation, a search for something beyond the simple answers: \"Some things that fly there be, - \/ Birds, hours, the bumble-bee: \/ Of these no elegy.\" Amid such fleeting things, she catches a glimpse of eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDickinson, Emily:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Marryat\u003c\/b\u003e (1792-1848) was an English naval officer and novelist. Born in London, Marryat was raised in a prominent merchant family by Joseph Marryat, a member of Parliament, and his American wife Charlotte. He joined the Royal Navy in 1806 as a midshipman on the HMS \u003ci\u003eImperieuse\u003c\/i\u003e, serving under Lord Cochrane. Throughout his naval career, he served on several ships and was present at battles against the French fleet off the coast of Spain. On the HMS \u003ci\u003eSpartan\u003c\/i\u003e, he fought in the War of 1812 and participated in raids on New England. After the war, he worked as an inventor and artist, patenting a new lifeboat and making a famous sketch of Napoleon on his deathbed in Saint Helena. He retired from the Royal Navy in 1830 to pursue a career as a professional writer, producing nautical novels and finding success with \u003ci\u003eMr. Midshipman Easy\u003c\/i\u003e (1836). He frequently based his stories on his own experiences and earned a reputation as a member of Charles Dickens' influential literary circle. His novels of adventure on the high seas would inspire countless storytellers, including Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and Joseph Conrad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50862327890194,"sku":"9781513295633","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c7191a3-cf68-4eb6-a50e-b679397cd628.jpg?v=1737620133","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-emily-dickinson-collection-9781513295633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}