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1832 – 1898: An unseen side of the renowned writer seen via his love of photography
Lewis Carroll: Photography on the Move
What you need to know before your trail
As Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland celebrates its 150th birthday in 2015 , Lewis Carroll remains one of Victorian culture’s most prominent and compelling figures. Few readers, however, have had the chance to explore the extent of Carroll’s passion for photography, a new technology that was gaining popularity during his lifetime. Lewis Carroll: Photography on the Move follows the journey of Carroll’s photography in tandem with his writing.Beginning in the glass studio Carroll had built above his college rooms at Christ Church, Oxford, this book traces his fascination for photographs through his visits to London theatres, his annual trips to the seaside town of Eastbourne and hisextraordinary excursion to Russia in 1867.
Locations
Reset- England - London
- A: Albany St
- B: London - The Aldwych
- England - Cheshire
- C: Daresbury - All Saints Lewis Carroll Centre
- D: Daresbury - Dormouse Tea Rooms
- England - Sussex
- E: Eastbourne - 7 Lushington Rd
Travel Guide
Lewis Carroll Country
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is better known as Lewis Carroll
Dodgson was born in the small parsonage at Daresbury in Cheshire. He was the eldest boy but already the third child of the four-and-a-half-year-old marriage. Eight more children followed. When Charles was 11, his whole family moved to the rectory. This remained their home for the next 25 years.
“Lewis Carroll” was educated at home. By the age of seven, he was apparently reading books such as The Pilgrim’s Progress. Like many of his siblings, he suffered from a stammer and this would have an effect on the rest of his life.
Photography
His fascination for photographs came through his visits to London theatres, his annual trips to the seaside town of Eastbourne and his extraordinary excursion to Russia in 1867.
Many of the preoccupations that make Carroll’s writing so remarkable are also present in his photography, particularly his interest in the boundless imaginations of children. Carroll was also an avid collector of photographs and, on occasion, commissioned professional photographers to set up studio sittings. Photography, a medium for which Carroll is not primarily known, remained a lifelong attachment for him.This engaging and beautifully illustrated book reveals an unseen side of the renowned writer.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Lewis Carroll: Photography on the Move
Destination: Oxford, Daresbury, Eastbourne, Russia Author/Guide: Lindsay Smith Departure Time: 1832 – 1898
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