Nabokov spent many eye-draining hours of his time in this out-of-the-way corner of Harvard, hand-slicing the genitalia of butterflies and placing them in small vials where he would draw pictures from them, study them and let his imagination roam.
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Butterfly privates, Nabokov-style
Posted in Harvard Museum of Natural History, Nabokov
Posted by bethmacy on March 6, 2010
http://intrepidpapergirl.com/2010/03/06/butterfly-privates-nabokov-style/
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