She demonstrated an early interest in reading. Scott
, Tennyson
, and Barrett Browning
numbered among her early favourites. Her father, however, did not allow her to read Shakespeare
, as he was repelled by...
Intertextuality and Influence
Emily Hickey
Only two hundred and fifty copies were printed. Many of the poems reveal the extent to which EH
was influenced by the poet and socialist thinker Roden Noel
.
Dinnis, Enid M. Emily Hickey, Poet, Essayist—Pilgrim. Harding and More, 1927.
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Occupation
Emily Hickey
Inspired in part by the socialist views of poet Roden Noel
, she also engaged in volunteer work in the slums of London.
Peterson, William S. Interrogating the Oracle: A History of the London Browning Society. Ohio University Press, 1969.
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Textual Production
Emily Hickey
In 1895 EH
contributed a preface to a new edition of Roden Noel
's Livingstone
in Africa (a poem originally published in 1874). In 1901 she collaborated with John Addington Symonds
in a privately printed...
