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A curious collection...Lewis Carroll's scrapbook
The Library of Congress...The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook at the Library of Congress is an original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Better known as Lewis Carroll, the Victorian-era children’s author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Dodgson was a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Oxford. The scrapbook contains approximately 130 items, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and a limited number of manuscript materials, collected between 1855-72. Lewis Carroll Scrapbook
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Fame, Doubt--lewis Carroll
"Lewis Carroll Hated Fame So Much, He Sometimes Regretted Writing Alice" by Lauren DavisApril 18th, 2014 io9 Charles Dodgson, the author and mathematician better known as Lewis Carroll, wrote about a young girl lost in surreal dreamscapes. But Dodgson...
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Missed It...charles Lutwidge Dodgson's Birthday
Probably the most beloved child literature author was born on January 27th,1832. Adults enjoy his literature too. Above is a snap of a stage production of Alice in Wonderland taken by Victorian society photographer Alexander Bassano in 1900 at the Vaudeville...
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John Tenniel---189 Years Ago
A close co-incidence for the release of Burton's film on Friday [March 5th] for it is John Tenniel's birthday February 28th, 1820]. "John Tenniel and the persistence of 'Wonderland'" by Geoff Boucher February 28th, 2010 Los Angeles Times...
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Lewis Carroll Contest...for Usc Students
Alice in Wonderland "Unbirthday Party" 1951 Ah, a Lewis Carroll contest. Unfortunately, it appears that it is limited to USC students. "Spirit of Lewis Carroll lives on in contest" USC Libraries’ Wonderland Awards encourage students to submit Carroll-themed...
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"lewis Carroll In Numberland: His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life"
A new book is out discussing the mathematics of Lewis Carroll...Lewis Carroll in Numberland: His Fantastical Mathematical Logical Life by Robin Wilson. "How to Measure a Cheshire Grin?" by John Allen Paulos February 1st, 2009 The New York Times Charles...
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