"Pale Fire" is an autobiographical poem by John Shade, written in the last month of his life.
Zembla is the country that Charles Kinbote comes from, a north-eastern European country.
Shadeans are literary critics of John Shade's poetry.
New Wye is the college town where John Shade and Charles Kinbote live and work.
Onhava is the capital of Zembla.
Wordsmith is the university where John Shade and Charles Kinbote both teach.
The Shadows is a group of Extremist rebels which plans the assassination of the exiled King Charles.
King Charles finds a secret passageway leading from Thurgus.....
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