Abstract

Higginson's detailed record of his interview with Dickinson reflects the temperament of a naturalist, as do his notes on "Negro Spirituals" during the Civil War. By sending Higginson the poem "Except the smaller size," which echoes Thoreau's "Wild Apples," Dickinson deliberately situates Higginson as her preceptor for her work on immortality. Dickinson's remarks on Higginson's nature essays, Out-Door Papers, illustrate the importance of Higginson as naturalist.

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