The Alice Behind Wonderland

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Author: Simon Winchester ISBN: 9780199753116
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: February 11, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: Simon Winchester
ISBN: 9780199753116
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: February 11, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English

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

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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

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