title: The Frost Family's Adventure in Poetry: Sheer Morning Gladness at the Brim
author:  Lesley Lee Francis 
description: Francis, a member of the Executive Committee of the Robert Frost Society who is a granddaughter of the Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet, here takes issue with her famous relative's reputation as a selfish and uncaring parent, an assessment she attributes to the bias of Frost biographer Lawrence Thompson. Drawing primarily on family letters, journals and notebooks written by the Frost's four children, Francis presents a detailed account of their family life from 1905-1915. The poet and his wife, Elinor, educated their three daughters and son at home and, Francis argues, family papers depict an involved father who encouraged his children's writings and imagination. From 1912-1915 the Frosts lived in England, where they socialized with poets Edward Thomas, W. H. Davies and Eleanor Farjeon, and where Frost (1874-1963) published his first volume of poetry, A Boy's Will. The family's return to America is treated sketchily here. A worthy addition to Frost studies. Illustrations not seen by PW. <BR>Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  This book is dedicated as always to my family,
  
  who keep me focused and inspired on an almost infinite loop.
  
  Without them, I am ever the rambler.
  
  With them, I am always ready, willing, and aware.
  
  I love you all with every bit of my heart.
  
  Also, I dedicate this to Charles Bonnici,
  
  who taught me more about devotion, love,
  
  and what it means to be a man than
  
  any other living being on earth.
  
  I miss you, Dad.
  
  And I’ll do my best.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Cold House](A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_W_split_005.html#filepos5602)
  
  [But First Let’s Meet Our
  Contestants](A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_W_split_007.html#filepos46208)
  
  [The Mansion](A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_W_split_009.html#filepos88851)
  
  [One Night in
  Farrar](A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_W_split_011.html#filepos127633)
  
  [Paranormal Paralysis and Paranoid
  Parameters](A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_W_split_013.html#filepos168315)
  
  [Foster Manor](A_Funny_Thing_Happened_on_the_W_split_015.html#filepos