Date: Thursday, 29 October, 2009, 8:05 PM: 


I understand Robert Frost was intended to be the model for John Francis Shade in Pale Fire, but I don't know why people have come to that conclusion.  Any ideas?  Thanks, Fran Assa
 

Dear Fran Assa,

There was an article on this subject in the Times Literary Supplement of July 1, 2005. The author is Abraham Socher. More I cannot say.

Carolyn Kunin
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