The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll - Softcover

Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410207986 ISBN 13: 9781410207982

Publisher: University Press of the Pacific, 2003

Synopsis

An excellent collection of letters and biographical information of Lewis Carroll, including his achievements in children's literature, mathematics, logic, and his relationships. This biography was written, at the invitation of Lewis Carroll's brothers and sisters, by his relative Stuart Dodgson Collingwood. There are over seventy illustrations, mostly photos taken by Lewis Carroll and also illustrations by him. Photos included are of Alice Liddell, the little girl who he befriended and based his story Alice in Wonderland on.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410207986
• ISBN 13: 9781410207982
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 468