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From: Cotugno, Marianne
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:04 AM
Subject: The Letters that Charlotte nearly mails...

I know I've come across some scholars addressing this issue, but I can't quite recall what I've read, and in reading Lolita, I am struck by Humbert’s guesses as to the recipients of the three letters that Charlotte attempts to mail.  He thinks one is to Lolita, one to a reformatory school, and one to him.  I have an idea that Humbert may be wrong about the last letter going to him, but I haven’t thought it through enough yet.  Are there any alternative theories about the letters’ recipients?

 

Thanks for any remarks you might have.

 

Marianne