Faulkner’s Inspiration; Scholar’s Denial

Curiosities
April 26, 2014

Did the real-life family of Edgar Wiggin Francisco III inspire some of William Faulkner’s writing? Did a group of scholars try to suppress inquiry into the matter?

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