ISBN |
9780195396195 (hbk.) |
0195396197 (hbk.) |
Dewey |
823.8 |
Author |
Winchester, Simon |
Title |
The Alice behind wonderland / Simon Winchester. |
Published |
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
Physical description |
110 p. ; 22 cm. |
General note |
Includes index. |
Contents note |
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. |
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. |
Subject |
Carroll, Lewis, -- 1832-1898. -- Alice's adventures in Wonderland |
Carroll, Lewis, -- 1832-1898 -- Photograph collections |
Hargreaves, Alice Pleasance Liddell, -- 1852-1934 |
Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism |
Children's stories, English -- History and criticism |
Alice (Fictitious character) |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century |