Humbert Humbert - Scholar, Aesthete and Romantic - Has Fallen Completely and Utterly in Love With Lolita Haze, His Landlady's Gum-Snapping, Silky Skinned Twelve-Year-Old Daughter. Reluctantly Agreeing to Marry Mrs Haze Just to Be Close to Lolita, Humbert Suffers Greatly in the Pursuit of Romance; but When Lo Herself Starts Looking for Attention Elsewhere, He Will Carry Her Off on a Desperate Cross-Country Misadventure, All in the Name of Love. Hilarious, Flamboyant, Heart-Breaking and Full of Ingenious Word Play, "Lolita" is an Immaculate, Unforgettable Masterpiece of Obsession, Delusion and Lust.