Alice – In Germany
Annelies Štrba – Nyima 438, 2009. Courtesy Annelies Štrba and Frith Street Gallery, London. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2012. Ever since Lewis Carroll gave the original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland to 10-year-old Alice Liddell as an early Christmas gift in 1864, the visualization of the story has been an integral aspect of the work. From the late 19th century to the present day, visual artists around...
Alice — Mark It With a Water Stone
“I mark this day with a white stone.” – Lewis Carroll On a special day in the town where Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson) lived and wrote his famous fairy tale, where would an author dream of sharing her book? Where would an author want to show off her carefully selected outfit while browsing through hundreds of other books thoughtfully and tastefully displayed to complement her book event? Where...
Alice – True or Not True?
What was the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell? Let’s talk facts. What was the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell? That is one of the first questions people asked my co-author and me during the process of publication and marketing of our factual pictorial biography, The Real Alice In Wonderland, based on our distant relative, Alice Liddell. Critics of Lewis Carroll have claimed there was a...
Alice — Join in the Race!
“What is a Caucus Race?” said Alice. “Why,” said the Dodo, “the best way to explain it is to do it.” Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8, 2012 will be the fifth Alice’s Day event (celebrating 150 years since Lewis Carroll’s first telling of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) in the historic city of Oxford, England. While the majority of Alice’s Day activities will take place...
Alice: Why July 7, 2012?
Oxford, England’s historic city, and the surrounding area will be the great stage for considerably curious goings-on this July 7, 2012. Why July 7, 2012? “All in a summer’s afternoon full leisurely we glide; for both our oars, with little skill, by little hands are plied…” — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. July 7, 2012 is the beginning of a weekend of Alice-related events celebrating...
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