After Back to Amherst, Emily Dickinson rarely traveled outside of Amherst or very far from home throughout her adult life., except for going to Boston two times to cure her eye illness.

• 成年以后，被称为“阿默斯特修女”的她几乎在阿默斯特度过了她的一生，除了两次去波士顿医治眼疾，她再也没有离开过故乡。