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The Alice behind wonderland / Simon Winchester.

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.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9007721958 823.8 WIN
Adult nonfiction   City Branch . . Available .  
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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
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