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'We are nearer now than before, I think, to the man who wrote Alice' --David McKie, The Guardian
'At last, a book with something different and surprising to say about Lewis Carrol' --Daily Mail
'At last, a book with something different and surprising to say about Lewis Carrol' --Daily Mail
'At last, a book with something different and surprising to say about Lewis Carrol' --Daily Mail
'At last, a book with something different and surprising to say about Lewis Carrol' --Daily Mail
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This is the revised and expanded edition of the acclaimed study of Lewis Carroll's life and work, incorporating newly discovered material on the writer of Alice In Wonderland
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A brave subject to approach in such hysterical times but the author hits the mark. A really fascinating read which draws on contemporary evidence to view the subject from the spirit of the Victorian age. In no way viewed through rose tinted spectacles Dodgson is dissected in a quite objective way which throws a lot of light onto his life and work. The arguments are compelling and consistent and logical with all we know about the man.
For all those who wish to be informed and enlightened on the mind of this fascinating man it is a must have read.
For all those who wish to be informed and enlightened on the mind of this fascinating man it is a must have read.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Leach has clearly done her research where others have not, and her writing style makes this a riveting read. Over the years Lewis Carroll has gained a reputation as a devious paedophile, but Leach's impassionate in-depth analysis of the facts prove that there is very little evidence to back this up. In fact, it is very clear that he his sexual interest was focussed on adult women, and this was a source of great turmoil for him. I agree that his photographs are very disturbing and it is little wonder that people today condemn him on this evidence alone. However, Leach puts them in context of the popular and creepy "Victorian Cult of the Child", and even this evidence becomes much less damning.
I think this book would make a great TV adaptation. It would show Charles Dodgson in a new light - a complex and brilliant man at ease in the company of adults, but deeply troubled by his feelings for various women in his life. Strangely enough, children would hardly feature at all.
I think this book would make a great TV adaptation. It would show Charles Dodgson in a new light - a complex and brilliant man at ease in the company of adults, but deeply troubled by his feelings for various women in his life. Strangely enough, children would hardly feature at all.
7 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Leach tries in vain to prove that Dodgson was not a paedophile by showing that what he did, taking photographs of prepubescent girls in the nude, was something normal during the Victorian era. I disagree. There were only a few perverted people who photographed little girls in the nude, and Dodgson was one of them. One cannot deny, no matter how much one tries proving otherwise. There is enough evidence available, even after documents and photographs have been destroyed, to show that nearly all of his photos were of `little girls' in the nude, and that he lost interest in them once they reached puberty.
Leach also tries to show that Alice Liddell was not the Alice of his Alice books. Again she is wrong, for there is enough internal evidence to prove otherwise. 1. Her birthday (4 May) is mentioned twice in the book `Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - "I've seen hatters before," she said to herself; "the March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps, as this is May, it won't be raving mad - at least not so mad as it was in March." and again The Hatter was the first to break the silence. "What day of the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily ... Alice considered a little, and then said, "The fourth." 2. In the Mad Hatters Tea Party she is mentioned again "Once upon a time there were three little sisters," the Dormouse began in a great hurry; "and their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie; and they lived at the bottom of a well ..." Lacie is an anagram of Alice. 3. The epilogue of `Through the Looking Glass' contain the twenty-one letters of Alice Pleasance Liddell. What other proof does one need?
Leach also tries hard to show that Dodgson was really interested in mature women, and not little girls, for she gives a list of adult female who were friends with Dodgson. That proves nothing, for again, there is enough proof to show that he was obsessed by prepubescent girls, and one cannot get away from the fact no matter how one tries. She goes one step further to show that Dodgson was in love with Lorina Liddell and dedicates a whole chapter `My Lady' to it. Again there is no proof only speculation.
She knocks the biographers of Dodgson calling their books fiction; but her book is filled with speculation, and there is not once ounce proven fact in the whole book. She has twisted things to suit her theories.
Leach also tries to show that Alice Liddell was not the Alice of his Alice books. Again she is wrong, for there is enough internal evidence to prove otherwise. 1. Her birthday (4 May) is mentioned twice in the book `Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - "I've seen hatters before," she said to herself; "the March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps, as this is May, it won't be raving mad - at least not so mad as it was in March." and again The Hatter was the first to break the silence. "What day of the month is it?" he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily ... Alice considered a little, and then said, "The fourth." 2. In the Mad Hatters Tea Party she is mentioned again "Once upon a time there were three little sisters," the Dormouse began in a great hurry; "and their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie; and they lived at the bottom of a well ..." Lacie is an anagram of Alice. 3. The epilogue of `Through the Looking Glass' contain the twenty-one letters of Alice Pleasance Liddell. What other proof does one need?
Leach also tries hard to show that Dodgson was really interested in mature women, and not little girls, for she gives a list of adult female who were friends with Dodgson. That proves nothing, for again, there is enough proof to show that he was obsessed by prepubescent girls, and one cannot get away from the fact no matter how one tries. She goes one step further to show that Dodgson was in love with Lorina Liddell and dedicates a whole chapter `My Lady' to it. Again there is no proof only speculation.
She knocks the biographers of Dodgson calling their books fiction; but her book is filled with speculation, and there is not once ounce proven fact in the whole book. She has twisted things to suit her theories.
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