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The real Lolita : the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world Cover Image Book Book

The real Lolita : the kidnapping of Sally Horner and the novel that scandalized the world

Weinman, Sarah (author.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 0062661930
  • ISBN: 9780062661937
  • ISBN: 0062661957
  • ISBN: 9780062661951
  • ISBN: 0062661922
  • ISBN: 9780062661920
  • Physical Description: xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [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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Subject: Horner, Sally 1937-1952
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Genre: True crime stories.
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Easton Main Library 362.88 W423r (Text) 31901004277457 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Abington Community Library 362.8809 WEINMAN (Text) 50687011599670 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 362.8809 WEINMAN (Text) 50686015382067 Storage Available -
Allentown Public Library 362.88 WEIN (Text) 34455006488965 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Checked Out 05/06/2024
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