Lolita

Synopsis

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the best-known novels of the 20th century: The controversial story of Humbert Humbert who falls in love with twelve-year-old Lolita, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials series. 'Lolita, the light of my life, the fire of my groin. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of my tongue makes a three-step journey across my palate, touching teeth at three. Lo. Lee. Ta.' Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, disillusioned university professor. He is in love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita and will do anything to possess her.