The Alice behind wonderland / by Simon Winchester.
2011
PR4611.A73 W56 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The Alice behind wonderland / by Simon Winchester.
Author
Winchester, Simon.
ISBN
9780195396195
0195396197
0195396197
Publication Details
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
110 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Call Number
PR4611.A73 W56 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
823/.8
Summary
"In the summer of 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church in Oxford, Charles Dodgson--better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll--dressed the six-year-old Alice Liddell in ragamuffin's clothes, and then snapped the camera's shutter. In The Alice Behind Wonderland, Simon Winchester uses the famous photograph of Alice as the launching pad for an appreciative energetic and penetrating look at the inspiration behind, and the making of, one of the greatest classics of children's literature. Indeed, Winchester shows that Dodgson's love of photography deeply influenced his view of the world, helping to transform this shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved observers of childhood. Much like the fictional Alice's world, as the photograph is subject to closer examination, 'Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid' becomes curiouser and curiouser, capturing a moment during a golden afternoon that would endure forever. 'Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid' was, in short, the muse that would inspire the creation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Deftly engaging with Dogson's published writings, private diaries, and photography, Winchester weaves together the poignant, turbulent, and entirely fascinating story behind Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice. Acclaim for Simon Winchester "An exceptionally engaging guideat home everywhere, ready for anything, full of gusto and seemingly omnivorous curiosity." --Pico Iyer, The New York Times Book Review "A master at telling a complex story compellingly and lucidly." --USA Today "Extraordinarily graceful." --Time "Winchester is an exquisite writer and a deft anecdoteur." --Christopher Buckley "A lyrical writer and an indefatigable researcher." --Newsweek"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.
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Table of Contents
The photograph in question
The photographer-to-be
Matters arising
The rude mechanicals
The first makings of art
A portrait most perfect and chaste
And then the girl became a lady.
The photographer-to-be
Matters arising
The rude mechanicals
The first makings of art
A portrait most perfect and chaste
And then the girl became a lady.