As Alice falls down the rabbit hole she wonders where she might end up, she thinks she might end up in the "Antipathies". This is a reference to Australia and New Zealand, which were considered to be the Antipodes (meaning "the opposite foot") to Great Britain. Alice's musings might seem like a passing remark, but Lewis Carroll may h […]
Mr. Dodgson dreaming up a new blog post…. Attention, all Mimsy Minions! (If Lady Gaga can dub her fans “Little Monsters” then surely Lewis Carroll’s must be called “Mimsy Minions”.) It’s a lot of work to keep up with nifty Carrollian information for our blog. Please pitch in and show your colors! Submit any [...]
Roger Allen, a long-time member of the LCS(UK), has produced a very amusing booklet, Lewis Carroll Phillustrated, of 42 pages measuring 8 x 11¾ inches and beautifully illustrated in color “focusing on Carroll’s connections with the post office and postage stamps.” The pamphlet consists “of most of the characters and scenes in the Alices and [...]
Alice, Copyright by Alain Gauthier This just in from LCSNA President Mark Burstein: A gorgeous fine press book from Artists’ Choice Editions in London makes good on its promise of “an international survey of illustrated editions,” with over 400 pictures from the works. Unlike other books on the subject that tend to only print [...]
In case you hadn’t already heard, regardless of what many Carrollians may have thought of Disney’s Tim Burton/Linda Woolverton Alice in Wonderland 3D flick, the film has grossed over $1 billion worldwide, so of course a sequel is in the works–penned yet again by Ms. Woolverton. Apparently the sequel will be “inspired” by Through the Looking-Glass and [...] […]
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