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Ten of the best lakes in literature
For the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best lakes in literature.One title on the list:Lolita, by Vladimir NabokovHumbert Humbert has married Lolita's mother Charlotte Haze. One hot week in July, they take a dip in Hourglass Lake. Swimming out with his spouse "into the shimmer of the lake", Humbert has a thought: "The setting was really perfect for a brisk bubbling murder."Read about the





