Hello, Carolyn and Anthony
There are levels of misteries in Conan
Doyle´s short-story, presented as an excerpt from a diary written by the
son of Dr.John M. Ray Senior.
Since the diary-writer is a medical student, in
time he would also become John Ray Jr, MD - like Lolita´s
psychiatrist who divulges HH´s manuscript - were it not for the intervening
M´Alister.
Young John Ray apparently survived his adventure
with madness and ghosts. Why then is his diary presented by his father and
why was the latter in the position to prohibit or to authorize its
publication?
I didn´t solve Doyle´s puzzle concerning the
structuring of his short-story, but it might offer a clue for
"Lolita" when we consider Dr.John Ray Jr´s use of HH´s manuscript (
some readers think that HH and John Ray are one, or that HH and Quilty are one,
etc ) and the storie´s mad captain, his medically-minded companion and Dr.John
M´Alister Ray, father.
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In a
message dated 22/08/2005 18:16:05 GMT Standard Time,
chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu
writes:
> I wonder if the name M'Alister appears in
Lolita?
>
I'd bet No, but I could be wrong.
Anthony
Stadlen
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In a message dated 22/08/2005 18:16:05 GMT
Standard Time, chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu writes:
I wonder if the name M'Alister appears in
Lolita?
I'd bet No, but I could be
wrong.
Anthony Stadlen