The real Lolita : the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world / Sarah Weinman.
"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 investigates [into how the two are connected]"--Amazon.
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- ISBN: 9780062861184
- ISBN: 9780062661920
- Physical Description: xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-290) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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" -- La Salle 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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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Indian Valley Public Library | 362.88092 Weinman True Crime (Text) | 39427103701249 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |