The Rev. Ivor Davies (1923-2005), vicar of Hay-on-Wye, had lifelong interests in both chess and the works of Lewis Carroll. His scholarly musings on the subject have been published in… [read full post]
The (Red) Queen’s Gambit
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Katia Fiorentino’s Calendar
Katia is a talented artist, born in Italy and currently living in the U.K. Her Alice’s alphabet came out in 2014 as a limited edition of hand-screen-printed sets of illustrations,… [read full post]
The Mystery of Edwin D.
No, this is not about the famed novel by the “other” 19th-century Charles D., but to announce the biography of Charles L. Dodgson’s youngest brother, Edwin. The illustrious Edward Wakeling,… [read full post]
Four New Illustrated Editions!
In addition to Nicole Claveloux’s fabulous Looking-Glass announced recently, we have for your viewing pleasure: A new Russian translation of Wonderland by Oleg Gorbushin features illustrations by 13 contemporary Russian… [read full post]
Nicole Claveloux’s Looking-Glass!!
The marvelous French illustrator and comic-book artist Nicole Claveloux published her psychedelic edition of Wonderland (Les Aventures d’Alice au pays des merveilles) in 1974 (Grasset-Jeunesse), with a translation by François… [read full post]
White (Stone) Monday Terrific DEALS!!
Time to start your holiday shopping, and what could be finer than gifting your loved ones (or yourself) a Carrollian book, especially one sold at a discount? Princeton University Press’s… [read full post]
Our Virtual Book Club!
Please join us this Saturday (September 12, 2:00 pm Eastern Time, 11:00 am Pacific Time) for our very first Virtual Book Club! LCSNA Vice-President Emertita Cindy Watter will be interviewing… [read full post]
Furiouser and Spuriouser
Young Canadian composer Jason Noble sees the Internet as Alice’s Wonderland. In a 23-minute a cappella choral piece (with narration) in eight chapters, Furiouser and Spuriouser, he explores their parallels…. [read full post]
The Art of Bewigged Wasps
Larissa Averbug is a Brazilian graphic designer and researcher in children’s literature, carrying out her PhD at PUC-Rio, Brazil, in the Arts & Design Department, and has been studying Lewis… [read full post]
A BBC Snark
On January 2 at 9:15 pm (Greenwich Mean Time) BBC Radio 4 Extra rebroadcasted a 45-minute adaptation of “The Hunting of the Snark,” directed by Charlotte Riches, narrated by actor… [read full post]