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From: "Jerry Friedman <jfriedman@nnm.cc.nm.us>
From: Walter Miale <wmiale@acbm.qc.ca>
>PS One can imagine a collection of little sequels, each from the point of
>view of an alleged author of Pale Fire: Prof Kinbote, Prof Botkin, Prof
>Emerald, the elder Shade, dolorous Hazel Shade (laterly enjoying literary
>celebrity and a brisk social scene in the Big Apple), King Charles II,
>Virginia White...
>
>And while we're at it, wouldn't one like to hear Jack Grey's account of
his meeting, perhaps two meetings, with Kinbote?
Yes. Speaking of which, am I too late to be the first Gradian? The
theory would have several tempting features--just not enough to believe
it.
Jerry Friedman
From: Walter Miale <wmiale@acbm.qc.ca>
>PS One can imagine a collection of little sequels, each from the point of
>view of an alleged author of Pale Fire: Prof Kinbote, Prof Botkin, Prof
>Emerald, the elder Shade, dolorous Hazel Shade (laterly enjoying literary
>celebrity and a brisk social scene in the Big Apple), King Charles II,
>Virginia White...
>
>And while we're at it, wouldn't one like to hear Jack Grey's account of
his meeting, perhaps two meetings, with Kinbote?
Yes. Speaking of which, am I too late to be the first Gradian? The
theory would have several tempting features--just not enough to believe
it.
Jerry Friedman