Dear List,

Although here in Massachusetts, USA, spring is still a tenuous concept (the very possibility of whose arrival is a matter for debate), it's nonetheless time for me to exchange mouse and keyboard with my stalwart co-editor.

I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage all subscribers to turn over a new green leaf--the most beautiful thing in the world, according to Nabokov's Uncle Ruka (SM, p. 50). 

Please, if we haven't heard your voice for a while, send in news of your current Nabokov research, a query, an announcement, or an observation!

Do be mindful of NABOKV-L policies (see link below).  In particular, avoid ad hominem attacks, brief rhetorical statements, and topics unrelated to VN.  Also, please remember that we have hundreds of subscribers and want to hear from everyone, not just a few.

Yours,

SES 

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