Author Jasper Fforde, best known for his novel The Eyre Affair, and other adventures of the courageous literary detective Thursday Next, will be speaking to the Lewis Carroll Society in… [read full post]
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New Poppet Alice from Lisa Snellings
Artist Lisa Snellings makes Poppets. In her words, “They’re adorable… and sort of… creepy.” Last year she made an Alice in Wonderland series that ran to eight or ten pieces… [read full post]
Swann Galleries to auction "Portrait of Emily Cecilia Harrison"
On December 8th, Swann Galleries in New York will be auctioning Dodgson’s “Portrait of Emily Cecilia Harrison,” a 6.5 by 5 inch albumen print of Emily and her doll in… [read full post]
Poet Marianne Moore & Lewis Carroll creatively combined in an exhibition by Sue Johnson at Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum & Library
The Rosenbach Museum & Library’s Artist-in-Residence Sue Johnson has an original installation called Moore Adventures in Wonderland running from September 23rd, 2009, thru June 6th, 2010. The Rosenbach collection is… [read full post]
Alice at 8,700 feet
With all the coverage of the forthcoming Tim Burton movie and Syfy channel series, Alice does seem to be getting about at bit lately. However, there must be someone out… [read full post]
"The prettiest are always further": Treasure-trove of Carroll items to be auctioned December 16th
Yesterday the internet was thick with the news that Alice Liddell’s own copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass were be sold at auction. What few sites… [read full post]
Alice in Pictureland at the Brandywine River Museum, PA
Here’s a rare opportunity to compare famous visual interpretations of Alice side by side, and a must-see for all lovers of children’s book illustration – if you live in Pennsylvania… [read full post]
Special Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the Dorchester this week
All week long, the Promenade at the Dorchester (in London’s Mayfair on Park Lane) has been transformed into the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, with help from the English National Ballet’s… [read full post]
Online Auction for 2015
Another fundraiser for the 2015 event is a weekly auction of very fun items donated by the family of the great Carrollian collector Carolyn Buck. Check it out, and keep… [read full post]
Nancy Wiley’s Alice Doll Book
If the LCSNA meetings in 2010 are coming up too fast for you, how about 2015? The LCSNA hopes to hold a special event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of… [read full post]