Ada, 19, 37, 39n, 57, 57n34, 82n74, 113–18, 120, 132–33, 141–42, 136–47, 152–53, 163–66, 168–69, 172, 174, 174n28
“The Assistant Producer,” 98n6
Bend Sinister, 49, 127–29, 140, 150–52, 184
“A Busy Man,” 134–35
The Butterflies of Europe, 56
“The Circle,” 191
“Cloud, Castle, Lake,” 10, 184n44
Conclusive Evidence, 3, 109, 178, 187
“Conversation Piece, 1945” (“Double Talk”), 3n5, 176
The Defense, 121–22, 135–37, 147, 170
“Details of a Sunset,” 153
“A Discovery” (poem), 63n41, 179
The Enchanter, 61
Eugene Onegin (commentary), 82, 82n72, 183
The Event, 120
The Gift, 25, 49, 65–66, 83n74, 78; conclusion of, 66–67, 102, 119, 153–58, 163–64, 167, 171, 184
Glory, 140
Invitation to a Beheading, 147, 148
“Lance,” 124–25, 172, 177–78, 184
Laughter in the Dark, 132, 140, 147, 149
“Leave everything . . .” (“versicle”), 105
Letters to Véra, 92n99
Lectures on Literature, 161n6
Lectures on Russian Literature, 16
Lolita, 26, 87, 137–38, 140–41, 176–77, 184
Look at the Harlequins!, 30, 85n80, 130–31, 138, 143–44, 167, 170, 182
“Mademoiselle O.,” 109–11
Mary, 133
The Original of Laura, 24, 131–32, 144–45, 191
Other Shores, 53, 109, 159, 187, 190
Pale Fire, 89, 97, 129, 141, 163, 173, 183, 191
Pnin, 2, 3n3, 17, 23, 47n16, 57n33, 97, 152, 175, 183–84
“Rain” (poem), 189–90
The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, 37n7, 50, 60, 88, 125–27, 146, 171, 174–75, 169, 172–73
“Revenge,” 121
“Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster,” 137
“The Seaport,” 133
“Signs and Symbols,” 185
Speak, Memory, 3, 42, 48n, 57n31, 63n43, 81n70, 109, 171
“Solus Rex,” 184
Strong Opinions, 164n10, 166n14, 174n27
“Time and Ebb,” 169–71, 173–74, 178–79, 182, 191
“Tyrants Destroyed,” 149
The Tragedy of Mr. Morn, 120, 191
“To the Future Reader” (poem), 166
Transparent Things, 97n2, 130, 142, 166, 190
“Ultima Thule,” 150
“The Vane Sisters,” 3n4, 123–24
“The Visit to the Museum,” 22, 35n5, 41
The Waltz Invention, 120, 173 (foreword)
“When he was small . . .” (poem), 185
“Wingstroke,” 121