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Subject Specific Reading Lists Books to read on aspects of Carroll's life | |
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Reading Lists These lists contain recommended reading for anyone pursuing an interest in a specific areas of Carroll's life. For a more general reading list click here.
This page is currently being developed - hence some areas have not been covered at all and several important works are missing, but will be added in the near future. Lewis Carroll: Photographer COHEN, Morton N A large-format book glossy book with an interesting selection of images, but rather let down by the general design. The images are from an exhibition of photographs arranged by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. GERNSHEIM, Helmut Originally published in 1949, Gernsheim’s book served to bring Carroll’s work as a photographer to public attention and has for years been the standard authoritative text. Gernsheim's selection of images tends to be limited and his text is somewhat outdated, in view of the research that has gone since. Nonetheless, it is a recommended introductory work. TAYLOR, Roger and WAKELING, Edward This is by far the most comprehensive work on Carroll as photographer. This book reproduces, with annotations, all the photographs in the Princeton University collection (over 450 images) together with a thorough discussion on Carroll as photographer and a catalogue of known Carroll photographs. One of the most significant aspects of the work is the fact that it reproduces all of the images in the collection, giving a far more representative view of the variety of Carroll's work than had been previously presented. Alice Liddell: Biographies BJORK, Christina Combined biographies of Alice Liddell and Lewis Carroll, written for children. An extremely useful introduction to the whole story of their relationship, profusely illustrated and with some very handy lists and references - all in all, it is a delightful book. CLARK, Anne Biography of Alice Liddell, the daughter of Dean Liddell and the model for the heroine of the Alice books. Straightforward, very readable and well illustrated; particularly useful for the family trees. Out of print but readily obtainable second hand. GORDON, Colin Profusely illustrated biography of Alice Liddell, a complement to that by Anne Clark. It is presents the life of Alice in a less interesting way than Anne Clark's books, but has far more illustrations which present the artistic side of the Liddell family. Out of print, but readily availavle second hand. Bibliographical Studies LOVETT, Charles Exactly what the title says. Thoroughly researched and invaluable to anyone interested in tracking down some of Carroll's minor works. Note, this is a bibliography - it does not reprint the articles themselves. WILLIAMS, Sidney Herbert, and MADAN, Falconer The Bible for the collector or bibliographer of Lewis Carroll’s works, attempting to list everything published during his lifetime in exhaustive detail, plus more. Absolutely vital for the serious researcher. There were several earlier incarnations of the work; this is more comprehensive and up to date, but the earlier versions still retain some merit, since some sections have been dropped in the later version. OVENDEN, Graham, editor Out of print and unfortunately difficult to obtain in any of its editions, this book is nevertheless the only one dealing in any depth with this fascinating aspect of the Alice books. It contains a bibliography of the major English editions and reproduces many examples of the disparate styles. Games, Puzzles, Logic CARROLL, Lewis Lewis Carroll loved entertaining children with puzzles and games, and examples are scattered throughout his books and letters. Wakeling has gathered them together in this entertaining book. CARROLL, Lewis The full text of Carroll's work on Symbolic Logic with an extensive collation of unpublished material, with annotations, supplementary notes, etc. GARDNER, Martin A famous and highly respected poser of puzzles himself, Gardner brings an academic, expert and enthusiastic eye to Carroll’s obsession.
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