The Mystery of Lewis Carroll
Subtitle: Discovering the Whimsical, Thoughtful, and Sometimes Lonely Man Who Created "Alice in Wonderland"
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: February 2, 2010
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780312612986
Subjects: Biographies & Memoirs -- Arts & Literature -- Authors; Literature & Fiction -- Authors, A-Z -- ( C ) -- Carroll, Lewis; Literature & Fiction -- World Literature -- British -- 19th Century
Description: A portrait of the author of "Alice in Wonderland" analyzes contradictory aspects of his character, tapping recently discovered sources to set Carroll's life in the context of Victorian England, and assesses his financial difficulties and his relationship with the real Alice.