{"product_id":"the-alice-behind-wonderland-hardcover","title":"The Alice Behind Wonderland - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a summer's day in 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church College in Oxford, Charles Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics, photographed six-year-old Alice Liddell, the daughter of the college dean, with a Thomas Ottewill Registered Double Folding camera, recently purchased in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSimon Winchester deftly uses the resulting image--as unsettling as it is famous, and the subject of bottomless speculation--as the vehicle for a brief excursion behind the lens, a focal point on the origins of a classic work of English literature. Dodgson's love of photography framed his view of the world and was partly responsible for transforming a shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved observers of childhood. Little wonder that there is more to \"Alice Liddell as the Beggar Maid\" than meets the eye. Using Dodgson's published writings, private diaries, and of course his photographic portraits, Winchester gently exposes the development of Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaim for Simon Winchester\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An exceptionally engaging guide at home everywhere, ready for anything, full of gusto and seemingly omnivorous curiosity.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Pico Iyer, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A master at telling a complex story compellingly and lucidly.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinarily graceful.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Winchester is an exquisite writer and a deft \u003cem\u003eanecdoteur\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Christopher Buckley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lyrical writer and an indefatigable researcher.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Winchester \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Professor and the Madman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Map that Changed the World\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Crack in the Edge of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, all of which have been \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers. In recognition of his accomplished body of work, Winchester was made Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2006. He lives in Manhattan and western Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454591582386,"sku":"9780195396195","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/aac1182f5939c11f8d45688cd8a6ec3f.webp?v=1778855226","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-alice-behind-wonderland-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}