Bibliograph

The mystery of Lewis Carroll, discovering the whimsical, thoughtful, and sometimes lonely man who created Alice in Wonderland, Jenny Woolf ; [foreword by Edward Wakeling]

Type

Label

The mystery of Lewis Carroll, discovering the whimsical, thoughtful, and sometimes lonely man who created Alice in Wonderland, Jenny Woolf ; [foreword by Edward Wakeling]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-317) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The mystery of Lewis Carroll

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

428026805

Responsibility statement

Jenny Woolf ; [foreword by Edward Wakeling]

Sub title

discovering the whimsical, thoughtful, and sometimes lonely man who created Alice in Wonderland

Summary

A portrait of the author of "Alice in Wonderland" analyzes contradictory aspects of his character, tapping recently discovered sources to set Carroll's life in the context of Victorian England, and assesses his financial difficulties and his relationship with the real Alice

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