Lewis Carroll: A BiographyUnder the pen name Lewis Carroll, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson became a legend for his children's books, which broke the constraints of Victorian moralism. Thirty years in the writing and drawn from a voluminous fund of letters and diaries, this exemplary biography conveys both the imaginative fancy and human complexity of the creator of Alice in Wonderland. Photos. |
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Beginnings | 3 |
Cap and Gown | 29 |
The Don the Dean and His Daughter | 57 |
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