Lewis Carroll The Man and his Circle

by Wakeling, Edward; Lewis, Rhona

• ISBN13: 9781780768205
• ISBN10: 1780768206
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-01-28
• Publisher: Atlasbooks Dist Serv

Summary

This new biography of Carroll by leading international authority, Edward Wakeling, presents a fresh appraisal of the man based upon his social circle. Contrary to the claims of many previous authors, Carroll's circle was not child centered: his correspondence was enormous, numbering almost 100,000 items at the time of his death, and included royalty and many of the leading artists, illustrators, publishers, academics, musicians and composers of the Victorian era. Edward Wakeling draws upon his personal database of nearly 6,000 letters, mostly never before published, to fill the gaps left by earlier biographies and resolve some of the key myths that surround Lewis Carroll, such as his friendships with children and his drug-taking. Essential reading for scholars and admirers of one of the key authors of the Victorian age.

Author Biography

Edward Wakeling is an internationally recognized authority on Lewis Carroll. A former chairman of the Lewis Carroll Society, he edited the ten volumes of Lewis Carroll's Diaries and regularly acts as a consultant to auctioneers, television programs and exhibitions worldwide. He owns one of the finest collections of Carroll material in private hands. His books include Lewis Carroll's Oxford Pamphlets (University Press of Virginia Press, 1993), Lewis Carroll Photographer (with Roger Taylor, Princeton University Press, 2002) and Lewis Carroll and his Illustrators (with Morton N. Cohen, Cornell University Press, 2003).

Table of Contents

Foreword by Rhona Lewis, Christ Church, Oxford
Preface
Acknowledgements
A Chronology of C. L. Dodgson's Life
1. The Dodgson Family
2. Teachers and Oxford University Associates
3. Publishers and Printers
4. Illustrators
5. Mathematicians and Logicians
6. Photographers
7. Artists and Musicians
8. Actors and Dramatists
9. Friends and Children
10. Professionals
11. Royalty
12. Famous Acquaintances
Epilogue: Full Circle
Bibliography
Short Titles
Notes
Index