EDNote: At the bottom of the page, I've included a collection of links to an earlier discussion of Juanita on Nabokv-L.  Thinking all this over, it occurred to me that there is a remarkable symmetry between "Juanita Dark" and the novel's first two words, "Lolita, light. . ."  In short, "Juanita" was tongue in cheek (see the links).


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Subject: Re: Lolita and Chaplin
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 22:52:02 +0200
From: learmont <tom@discobolus.co.za>
Organization: DISCOBOLUS
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
References: <43FCBDAE.7030109@utk.edu> 

Dear Eds and List,

I read somewhere that Lo started out as Juanita in earlier drafts.
Somehow, Lillita lacks the euphony of Lolita.

Best,

Tom (Rymour)


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Links to earlier "Juanita" discussion (use the search link below to search again and see more results)
006021 01/06/11 20:48 38   Fw: Juanita Dark?
006023 01/06/11 20:47 53   Fw: Juanita Dark?
006020 01/06/11 20:28 24   Fw: Juanita Dark?
006017 01/06/11 10:39 18   Juanita Dark?

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