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Lewis Carroll in Wonderland: The Life and Times of Alice and Her Creator (Discoveries)
Lewis Carroll in Wonderland The Life and Times of Alice and Her Creator - Discoveries Author:Stephanie Lovett Stoffel One golden summer afternoon, on the banks of the River Thames, the young Oxford professor Charles Dodgson shared a picnic with three little girls, who asked for a story. One of them was Alice, and the adventure he created for her under the pen name Lewis Carroll has captured the hearts of readers throughout the world. Who was this mathematician-... more »turned-writer, and why has his tale enchanted us for generations? Enter the mind of Lewis Carroll, whose command of logic and whimsy gave us the timeless magic of Alice in Wonderland.
Featuring 130 illustrations, nearly one hundred of them in color, a look into the mind of the creator of Alice in Wonderland recounts the life of the mathematician-turned-writer and explores the enduring allure of his story. Original.« less