Lewis Carroll: A Biography

Cohen, Morton N.

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Publisher:Papermac ISBN:9780333660331 Published Date:25th October 1996 Dimensions:132 X 195 X 33 mm Weight:0.5672 kilograms Pages:592 Binding:Paperback Illustrations:facsimiles, portraits Condition:VeryGood Notes:**PAPERBACK**

Short Description

This biography traces the dual careers of Charles Dodgson, Fellow of Christ Church, Oxford, who made important contributions to mathematics and logic and to the life of the University, and of Lewis Carroll, creator of "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Hunting of the Snark".

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Full Description

This monumental biography was prompted by Morton N. Cohen's belief that the Carroll revealed by the letters, diaries and works was not the same as the Carroll created by his biographers, and it was time to set the record straight. He traces the dual careers of Charles Dodgson, Fellow of Christ Church, Oxford, who made important contributions to mathematics and logic and to the life of the University, as well as being one of the pioneers of photography in Victorian England, and forging strong friendships with children, and of Lewis Carroll, creator of Alice in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark, acknowledged masterpieces we still read today and precursors of surrealist writing. No biographer has addressed so judiciously the inner divisions which proved such a creative spur to Carroll's imagination and his genius. The text is enhanced by over 100 of Carroll's photographs and drawings.

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