num_pages: 464
description: A true tale of illicit love in the era of Emily Dickinson. The author adds her own annotations to correspondence, journals, diaries and the observations of the protagonists' peers, to paint a detailed picture of social and sexual mores in 19th-century America.
language: English
title: Austin and Mabel: The Amherst Affair and Love Letters of Austin Dickinson and Mabel Loomis Todd
titlecomplete: Austin and Mabel: The Amherst Affair and Love Letters of Austin Dickinson and Mabel Loomis Todd
characters: Mabel Loomis Todd, Austin Dickinson
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Relationships
ratings_count: 64
publisher: University of Massachusetts Press