The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) - Softcover

Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108033881 ISBN 13: 9781108033886

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Published in 1898, just months after the death of Charles Dodgson (1832–98), the Oxford don better known by his pseudonym of Lewis Carroll, this biography investigates the imaginative genius of the writer, mathematician and photographer. Carroll's nephew, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, had access to his subject's private papers and thirteen volumes of his private diary. He draws upon these materials in this memoir of the man who revolutionised writing for children, presenting a detailed account of Carroll's family origins, his eccentricities, artistic life, unorthodox friendships and his special skills in word-play and fantasy. Illustrated with photographs of Carroll himself and the key people and places in his life, the book, dedicated to 'all who love his writings', was the only complete biography for over thirty years. The first edition sold out within a week, a testament to Carroll's significance in the world of late-Victorian literature and culture.

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Book Description:

Published in 1898, just months after the death of Charles Dodgson (1832–98), better known as Lewis Carroll, this biography investigates the imaginative genius of the writer, mathematician and photographer. The author, Carroll's nephew, draws upon his access to Carroll's private papers, diaries and photographs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108033881
• ISBN 13: 9781108033886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 474