TL to Mr. M. Girodias from Vladimir Nabokov, December 14, 1956 ., December 14, 1956

With no address (probably written from Goldwin Smith), in English, concerning the publicity campaign for Lolita. VN insists that this is not a novel that "should appeal to the kind of people {G.] euphemistically call 'amateurs'," and refers to a campaign to establish the novel as a "literary achievement of artistic value and lasting importance, and to counteract the unfortunate publicity it received at the start." Reference also to the good reviews that are now appearing in The Partisan Review and The Hudson Review. Included in Vladimir Nabokov, Selected Letters 1940-1977, pp. 196 - 197.