Wikipedia contributors. (2024, October 22). Emily Dickinson. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:49, October 22, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emily_Dickinson&oldid=1252643685
On May 15, 1886, after several days of worsening symptoms, Emily Dickinson died at the age of 55. Austin wrote in his diary that “the day was awful … she ceased to breathe that terrible breathing just before the [afternoon] whistle sounded for six.”
