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Summary: Exceptional!
Review: A small in size book, being about 5 x 6. It is printed on glossy paper with many photographs. It is an exceptional buy for the amount of money tendered. If you read anything by Mr. Carroll you have to have this book too. Mr. Carroll's work is a must for anyone writing anything. The simple truth is his writing means nothing as far as plot, but his style is brilliant.Is there anyone out there that knows what the name of the writing style used by Mr. Carroll. For instance his characters are telling a story to someone small Mr. Carroll aims his text at a small animal. The small animal answers back in small type. When someone is running and talking, there are long drawn out sentences.
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Summary: Exceptional!
Review: A small in size book, being about 5 x 6. It is printed on glossy paper with many photographs. It is an exceptional buy for the amount of money tendered. If you read anything by Mr. Carroll you have to have this book too. Mr. Carroll's work is a must for anyone writing anything. The simple truth is his writing means nothing as far as plot, but his style is brilliant. Is there anyone out there that knows what the name of the writing style used by Mr. Carroll. For instance his characters are telling a story to someone small Mr. Carroll aims his text at a small animal. The small animal answers back in small type. When someone is running and talking, there are long drawn out sentences.
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Summary: Good for Carroll Fans
Review: I hardly ever buy nonfiction but seeing this at Borders I knew I had to have it. Lewis Carrol is one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century, surpassing even Tolstoy,Dostoevsky,and Dickens. I have a complete collection of all of his works and enjoy them all(except for the math puzzles, math has never been my strongest point.) If you are a fan of Lewis Carroll then this is the book for you. Gorgous illustrations and photographs, an interesting and informative text, this is a wonderful little book to own. It is also informative if you are interested in Victorian England such as Iam (probably due to my Lewis Carroll fixation) There are also examples of Lewis Carrolls photography and pictures of the Liddle children. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves the world of Alice and who is obsessed with Mr. Dodgson's books.
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Summary: Fine introduction to the author of Alice in Wonderland
Review: Stephanie Lovett Stoffel has written a short, easily read introduction to the life of Charles Dodgson [Lewis Carroll] which places the author in the context of his times. Stoffel debunks many of the absurd theories about Carroll's relationships with Alice and his other child friends and creates a far more healthy and comprehensible version of this author than we generally see. While Morton Cohen has written the largely definitive volume on Dodgson, it is somewhat of a chore to read through, while Stoffel gives a fine overview in this short volume. This book is also illustrated with many fine picturs, including photos taken by Dodgson of Alice Liddell and his other child friends, but also pictures which illustrate the Victorian era, including pictures which Dodgson himself liked. Samples of Carroll's poetry and prose, as well as a number of letters are included in the appendix. The only downside to this delightful book is that its small size makes some of the pictures hard to see. Incidentally the pictures on pages 38 and 64-65 are taken from The Other Alice, by Christina Bjork, a fine children's introduction to the same subject.
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Summary: Content and presentation are excellent.
Review: This book provides a well written description of the conditions and environment that led to the writing of the Alice books. The reader is immersed in Victorian culture both verbally and visually. The profusely illustrated book is a joy to read and informative as well. It fills the niche between biography and textual analysis. Joel Birenbaum, president of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America
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Summary: Content and presentation are excellent.
Review: This tidy, colorful book presents an evenly balanced look at the life and times of Lewis Carroll. The reproductions of rare photos are outstanding, and are cause enough to buy the book on it's own. The text aviods the loathesome practice of trying to find deep symbolism and imagery in Carroll's works, but rather focuses on them with a pleasant reverence.
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