Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0014503, Mon, 25 Dec 2006 16:59:57 -0500

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One more Pierre reference
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> Charles & Suellen mentioned VN's fascination with Melville's Pierre.
> As I'm sure many will recall, Lolita, Chapter 9: "Pierre Point in
> Melville Sound."
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> Matt Roth

Another conscious link or just a gruesome coincidence?

Albert Pierrepoint was by far the most prolific hangman of the 20th
century
having executed an estimated 433 men and 17 women in his 24 years of
service
in ...
www.richard.clark32.btinternet.co.uk/hangmen.html

SKB

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