Bibliograph

The real Lolita, the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world, by Sarah Weinman

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The real Lolita, the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world, by Sarah Weinman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The real Lolita

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1051042371

Responsibility statement

by Sarah Weinman

Sub title

the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world

Summary

"In 1948, Sally Horner was just eleven years old when she was kidnapped by a man claiming to be an FBI agent. Seven years later, Vladimir Nabokov published Lolita, perhaps the most seminal novel of the twentieth century. Sarah Weinman's investigation into how the two are connected is a thrilling, heartbreaking mix of literary scholarship and true-crime writing."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction: "Had I done to her...?" -- The five-and-dime -- A trip to the beach -- From Wellesley to Cornell -- Sally, at first -- The search for Sally -- Seeds of compulsion -- Frank in shadow -- "A lonely mother waits" -- The prosecutor -- Baltimore -- Walks of death -- Across America by Oldsmobile -- Dallas -- The neighbor -- San Jose -- After the rescue -- A guilty plea -- When Nabokov (really) learned about Sally -- Rebuilding a life -- Lolita progresses -- Weekend in Wildwood -- The note card -- "A darn nice girl" -- LaSalle in prison -- "Gee, Ed, that was bad luck" -- Writing and publishing Lolita -- Connecting Sally Horner to Lolita -- "He told me not to tell" -- Aftermaths -- Epilogue: On two girls named Lolita and Sally

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Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world

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