An edition of Lolita (1777)

Lolita

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An edition of Lolita (1777)

Lolita

[Fourth printing with pictorial wrappers].

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Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he sexually molests after he becomes her stepfather. "Lolita" is his private nickname for Dolores. The novel was originally written in English and first published in Paris in 1955 by Olympia Press. Later it was translated into Russian by Nabokov himself and published in New York City in 1967 by Phaedra Publishers.


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The Olympia Press
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English

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erotic fiction, romance fiction, fiction, love stories, novela, literary fiction, classic fiction, coming-of-age, Girls in fiction, Girls, Drama, Middle-aged men, Russian fiction, Middle-aged men in fiction, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Stepfathers, Stepdaughters, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Hombres, Relaciones hombre-mujer, Muchachas, Edad madura, Ficción, Pedophilia, Love, Teenage girls, Translations into English, Teenagers, Sexual behavior, Child molesters, Large type books, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, romance, general, Fiction, erotica, general, Young women, fiction, collectionID:EanesChallenge, Murderers, Hommes d'âge moyen, Romans, nouvelles, Filles, Kommentar, Sex addiction, Abhängigkeit, Sexuelle Attraktion, Stieftochter, Stiefvater, collectionID:bannedbooks, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Художественная литература -- США -- Американская литература -- 2-ая пол. 20 в. -- Романы, Fiction in english, Erotica, Literary collections, Middle-aged men--fiction, Girls--fiction, Ps3527.a15 l6 1992, 813/.54, Fetishism (Sexual behavior), Sexual ethics, Pédophilie, Fétichisme (Psychanalyse), Morale sexuelle, collection:Name, Paraphilias, Middle aged men, Feature films, Films for the hearing impaired, Paraphilic Disorders, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer

People

Lolita Haze, Humbert Humbert, Clare Quilty, Charlotte Haze

Times

20th century

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Lolita: roman ; Volshebnik : rasskaz
2006, Izd-vo. "AST"
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Lolita: roman ; Volshebnik : rasskaz
2006, Izd-vo. "AST"
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Lolita (Crest Giant D338 Complete and Unabridged)
1959-01-01, Fawcett Publications, Inc.
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lolita
1959, weidenfeld and nicolson
in English
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Lolita
1959, The Olympia Press
in English - [Fourth printing with pictorial wrappers].
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lolita
1955, International Collectors Library
in English
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Lolita (German Edition)
1955
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Lolita
1955
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Lolita, a Novel
1955-01-01, G.P. Putnam's Sons
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lolita
1955, weidenfeld and nicolson
in English
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Lolita
1955, Putnam
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Edition Notes

"Fourth printing: September 1959"--Vol. 1, title page verso.

Foreword signed by John Ray, Jr., Ph. D., Widworth, Mass.

"This edition is the original, complete and unexpurgated Paris edition. It is the only one allowed to be sold in countries other than the U.S.A., U.K. and Commonwealth"--Vol. 1, page 4 of cover.

"In all respects save for the wrappers, this edition is completely identical to the September 1959 Traveller's companion edition with the more familiar olive-green wrappers ... it is reasonable to assume that this cheap 'popular' edition was put on the market to forestall wider European distribution of American or British editions"--Kearney, P.J. Paris Olympia Press (new ed.), pages 200-201.

Kearney, P.J. Paris Olympia Press (new ed.), 5.66.4

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Paris
Series
The traveller's companion series -- [no. 66], Traveller's companion series (Paris, France) -- no. 66.
Copyright Date
1955

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3527.A15 L6 1959b, PS3527.A15 L6 1959

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 volumes

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL44395742M
OCLC/WorldCat
1004769283, 1089397614, 1004769351

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL627084W

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Excerpts

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins.
added anonymously.

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Clarity 1 Clearly written 33% Well organized 33% Effective explanations 33%

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