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In The Frost Family's Adventure in Poetry Lesley Lee Francis, granddaughter of Robert Frost, brings to life the Frost family's idyllic early years. Through their own words, we enter the daily lives of Robert, known as RF to his family and friends, his wife, Elinor, and their four children, Lesley, Carol, Irma, and Marjorie. The result is a captivating portrait of a close-knit literary family struggling to overcome hardship - a beautifully written evocation of the "sheer morning gladness" of a fleeting chapter in the life of a literary family. Taught at home by their father and mother, the Frost children received a remarkable education. Reared on poetry, nurtured on the world of the imagination, and instructed in the art of direct observation, the children created an exceptional body of creative work in the years between 1905 and 1915. Drawing upon previously unexamined journals, notebooks, letters, and the little magazine entitled The Bouquet produced by the Frost children and their friends, Francis shows how the creative genius of RF was constantly enriched by his interactions with his children. Contesting the official biography's portrayal of Frost as a man whose literary ambitio

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Author

Francis, Lesley Lee

Publisher

University of Missouri Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826209450

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, History

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14