The Story of Alice
Lewis Carroll and The Secret History of Wonderland
$41.88
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
18 April 2016
Summary
The definitive biography of Lewis Carroll, his child-muse Alice Liddell, and the creation of Alice in Wonderland
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD
This is the secret history of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Wonderland is part of our cultural heritage. But beneath the fairy tale lies the complex history of the author and his subject. Charles Dodgson was a quiet academic but his second self, Lewis Carroll, was a storyteller, innovator and avid c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099594031 |
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| ISBN-10: | 009959403X |
| Author: | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 18 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 131mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
It is the ultimate book about Alice - comprehensive and scholarly, but so delightfully and elegantly written that it’s a true work of literature
It is the ultimate book about Alice - comprehensive and scholarly, but so delightfully and elegantly written that it’s a true work of literature – Jacqueline Wilson
The Story of Alice is the best book on the myriad enigmas of Carroll’s heart-breaking wonderland I have ever read – Robert McCrum * Observer *
Superb…toweringly the best of the dozens of books on Carroll which I have read – AN Wilson * Financial Times *
Douglas-Fairhurst is a startling and exciting writer – A.S. Byatt * Spectator *
This is biography at its best – Lyndall Gordon * New Statesman *
Magnificent – 5 Stars, Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express *
Fascinating – Book of the Week, Philip Collins * Times *
This accomplished book provides ample inspiration for readers to return to Wonderland – Francesca Wade * Prospect *
Different times, and Robert Douglas-Fairhurst makes a sure-footed guide in unraveling them…intriguing – Anthony Quinn * Mail on Sunday *
A fascinating telling of a great mystery story * The Times *
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Magdalen College.
His books include:
- The Turning Point: A Year that Changed Dickens and the World
- Becoming Dickens: The Invention of a Novelist (winner of the Duff Cooper Prize)
- The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and The Secret History of Wonderland (shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week)
He writes regularly for publications such as The Times, Guardian, TLS, and Spectator. He has made radio and television appearances on shows like Start the Week and The Culture Show. Douglas-Fairhurst has also served as the historical consultant for TV adaptations of Jane Eyre, Emma, and Great Expectations, the BBC drama series Dickensian, and the feature film Enola Holmes.
In 2015, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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