Emily Dickinson was almost one of those people, until her sister discovered her cache of poems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson https://en.wikiped

Emily Dickinson was almost one of those people, until her sister discovered her cache of poems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson). Maybe not a good example of lost works, but a good example of how easily it could happen.