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 Nabokov

Humbert 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 other entries on the list.

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--Marshal Zeringue