What 1869 novel was a favorite of the writer known as Vladimir Sirin?
Florence Montgomery Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist and children's writer. Her 1869 novel "Misunderstood" was enjoyed by Lewis Carroll and George Du Maurier, and by Vladimir Nabokov as a child.
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (Russian: Влади́мир Дми́триевич Набо́ков ; 21 July 1870 – 28 March 1922) was a Russian criminologist, journalist, and progressive statesman during the last years of the Russian Empire. He was the father of Russian-American author Vladimir Nabokov. He was murdered in Berlin on 28 March 1922 by far-right Russian monarchists.