Updated December 12, 1998

Some Newer Publications

Publications of the LCSNA

My advice in this centenary year of Carroll's death is to join the LCSNA, get the member discount on all of our publications, and enjoy the year of celebration with us. It is a great bargain.

LCSNA publications orders should be made to: Ellie Luchinsky, 18 Fitzharding Place, Owing Mills,MD 21117, unless otherwise stated.

In Memoriam Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, edited by Charles Lovett and August A. Imholtz.
In honor of the centenary of the death of Lewis Carroll then Lewis Carroll Society of North America has published In Memoriam Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a book of obituaries of Lewis Carroll and related pieces. The intent of this book is to give a view of how Carroll was perceived around the world at the time of his death. Although the obituaries contain many factual errors, these are generally noted and then can be ignored. The value of this collection is to be able to share the emotions felt by the readers and witness the impact of Carroll's works on the general public. Carroll was not just a great author. His books affected people's lives and the way they looked at the world around them. We see the influence he had on his contemporary readers and can perhaps better understand the influence he still has on today's readers one hundred years after his death.
Students are always looking to get a new slant on Lewis Carroll for their school projects and term papers. Here is a book of source material that can provide a new vantage point from which Carroll's work can be viewed. There are many fine articles (like the one by E. Gertrude Thomson) that have a wealth of new insights.
The book is bound in black cloth stamped in silver and has 192 pages. The special centenary price for members of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America is $10, and $20 for non-members and in each case plus shipping ($2 per book US and at cost outside the US).
For a picture and excerpts from of this book.
Proceedings of the Second International Lewis Carroll Conference edited by Charles Lovett.
For those of you who could not join us at the conference last June, here is the next best thing. From June 9-12, 1994, fifty delegates to the Second International Lewis Carroll Conference met at the Graylyn Executive Conference Center of Wake Forest University. During the conference, talks were given covering a wide range of contemporary Carroll studies, from biography to bibliography, from literary criticism to popular culture. These talks have now been collected and published in a 192 page hardcover book titled The Proceedings of the Second International Lewis Carroll Conference. This volume represents a world view of Carroll, his work, his times, and his impact on society and culture. It also captures some of the magic of those four "happy summer days" when the spirit of Carroll and his dream-child Alice came alive.
This book is a scholarly tome filled with essays on Carrollian topics that is comparable in quality to all previous books of this genre that we have published. It will be a welcome addition to your library.
Copies of the trade edition (red cloth, gilt decorated, pictorial dust wrapper) are $15 for members of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, $25 for non-members and in each case plus shipping ($2 per book US and at cost outside the US).
For a picture and excerpts from of this book.
The Pamphlets of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Between 1860 and 1897 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known as Lewis Carroll, produced in addition to the Alice books and his well known photographic works) over 180 articles, booklets, leaflets, and pamphlets. Varying greatly in length and subject matter, they testify to Dodgson's unparalleled creativity and eclecticism.
Collected now for the first time, these writings shed light on many of the intellectual and cultural enthusiasms of this eminent Victorian. Famed as a writer, photographer, and logician, Dodgson was also a moral crusader and diligent churchman who nourished a then-illicit passion for the theater.
- The Oxford Pamphlets of Lewis Carroll
  edited by Edward Wakeling
  This is the first volume in the series. It deals with Dodgson's writings dealing with Oxford politics, Oxford asthetics, and the daily business of running the Senior Common Room. Wakeling searched high and low to locate 66 items that fall into the category chosen to be the first volume. Those who might think that this volume is only for the serious scholar will be pleased to know that Carroll's sense of humor is quite evident in these squibs, even on such dry topics as professor's salaries and the installation of heating vents. This is a serious work, and an important contribution to Carroll scholarship, but it is also enjoyable to read.
  ISBN 0-8139-1250-4 $65.00 available from the University Press of Virginia, Box 3608 University Station, Charlottesville, VA 22903-0608
- The Mathematical Pamphlets of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and Related Pieces
  edited by Francine Abeles
  
  This volume, the second of a planned series, concentrates on the work associated with Dodgson's career as mathematical lecturer of Christ Church, Oxford. It was the first and only regular position he held and it enabled him to pursue his literary, photographical, logical and mathematical interests.
  Most of the material collected here has not appeared since the author's lifetime, and several pieces have never been recorded in the standard bibliographical references of Dodgson's work. Many items reflect Dodgson's duties to prepare students for the examinations that determined pass and honors degrees. However, some are recent discoveries and they provide evidence that he did important work that has not before been properly evaluated.
  Appearing in chronological order by mathematical subject, each section is preceded by an introductory essay providing background information to assist both the general reader and the specialist. Several aspects of Dodgson's personality as well as important events in the Victorian period that influenced his views and the mathematical topics he chose to write about are discussed in the general introduction.
  ISBN 0-930326-08-3 $65.00 available from the University Press of Virginia, Box 3608 University Station, Charlottesville, VA 22903-0608
  or for members of the LCSNA (at a discount while supply lasts) from Ellie Luchinsky.
The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits, Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem whimsically illustrated by Jonathan Dixon. This is a most handsome volume underpriced at $20 ($15 for LCSNA members). A deluxe edition limited to 50 signed copies with an original sketch by the artist is available for $75.
The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits, Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem puzzlingly illustrated by Barry Moser. This volume is a large thin book in light blue wrappers numbered and initialed by Moser. The book costs $35.
Bargain Corner
- Lewis Carroll: An Annotated International Bibliography 1960-1977 by Edward Guiliano. A great reference book for collector and researcher. This book originally sold for $30 and now is available (while supply lasts) for $10 ($7 for LCSNA members).
- Lewis Carroll and the Kitchens by Morton Cohen. This is a large paper bound book replete with Carroll photos of the Kitchens. This book originally sold for $20 and now is available for $8 ($5 for LCSNA members).

Publications of the LCS

All LCS publications can be ordered from Mitchell Templeton, 84 Spottiswoode Street, Edinburgh, EH9 1 DJ, UK. Prices shown are postage free in UK, plus 10% in mainland Europe, and plus 15% elsewhere.

Diaries of Lewis Carroll, edited by Edward Wakeling. The LCS is publishing the uncut diaries of Lewis Carroll. These have never before been published in their entirety. The first 2 volumes are available at a cost of 25 pounds sterling each (20 pounds sterling to LCS members). It is anticipated that the set will consist of 9 volumes. Volume 4 is now available.
Lewis Carroll - Bibliophile by Jeffrey Stern. This is an updated version of Lewis Carroll's Library with a much needed index.
Lewis Carroll Child of the North, by Anne Clark Amor. This book looks at Carroll's early life in Daresbury and Croft, Richmond and Rugby Schools, and visits to Whitby, the Lake District and Scotland. Attractively illustrated with photographs and drawings. 96pp paper bound. 5 pounds sterling.
Mr. Dodgson: Nine Lewis Carroll Studies. This bookk contains papers by Philip Dodgson Jacques, Anne Clark, Selwyn Goodacre, Ivor Davies, Tony Beale, Denis Crutch, Graham Ovendon, Mary Crutch and John Davis and covers a wide range of Topics. 68pp paper bound and illustrated. 7 pounds Sterling.
Lewis Carroll & Hatfield House contains an essay by John Davis on Lewis Carroll and the Cecils and a letter and drawings by Carroll. 32pp paper bound. 3.50 pounds Sterling.
Letters to Skeffington Dodgson from his Father with an introduction and notes by Anne Clark Amor. 32pp paper bound. 3.50 pounds Sterling.

Alice Books

Alice books in Finnish
A book with redrawn and updated digitized illustrations for Looking-Glass. Is this equivalent to Ted Turner's colorized classics or is it better? You decide. This edition will not be available until 1998.
Classics Illustrated Through the Looking-Glass adapted by Kyle Baker.
The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll published by Barnes and Noble.

Alices Adventures in Wonderland published by Barnes and Noble with the illustrations of Gwynedd Hudson, Charles Robinson, Harry Rountree, Arthur Rackham, and Frank Adams.

Other Publications

Los Libros de Alicia
with introduction and annotations by Eduardo Stilman
This book is a labor of love by Mr. Stilman. It contains Spanish translations of the Alice books, The Hunting of the Snark, Carroll's letters and some photographs. I can't read Spanish, but after corresponding with Mr. Stilman over the past year and a half, I have to believe this is a great book. He is clearly in touch with the essence of Lewis Carroll. As an extra added treat there are a couple of marvelous illustrations by Hermenegildo Sabat. Published by Ediciones de la Flor in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
White Stone: The Alice Poems
by Stephanie Bolster.
The poems in White Stone move from the icon of Alice in Wonderland to the imagined figure of Alice out of Wonderland - on a West Coast beach, underground with Persephone, in Memphis with Elvis. They also explore the life of the real Alice Liddell (1852-1934) who sat for Charles Dodgson's camera and inspired the Alice books which prompted his rise to fame as Lewis Carroll.
Stephanie Bolster won the Norma Epstein Prize in 1993, the Bronwen Wallace Award for poetry in 1996 and the Malahat Long Poem Prize in 1997. Her poetry has appeared in many literery journals and anthologies. This is her first book.
76pp. 1-55065-099-8. $12.00. A Signal Edition edited by Michael Harris.
LPC Group, 1436 West Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607. E-mail
Vehicule Press

The above is from the press release. This nicely produced paperback contains poems written from the heart by a young woman who was touched by Carroll's Alice. Ms. Bolster inspired by the Alice books went on to research the story behind the story and her poems reflect what she gleaned from the secondary sources. Whereas her style may make the more conservative reader squirm a bit, and her take on the Alice/Dodgson relation may differ greatly from some readers' views, the poetry is emotionally charged and exposes the relation between Carroll and the poet.
Aperture Foundation has published a monograph of Lewis Carroll's photographs with a substantial text and detailed captions by Morton Cohen titled Reflections in a Looking Glass. The book accompanies an exhibition at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at UT Austin. It is a beautiful production with the best reproductions of Carroll's photographs that I have seen. Price $50. For further information please contact Melissa Pranger Aperture publicist at 212-505-5555 ext. 328 Fax: 212-979-7759.
pleasures Taken: Performances of Sexuality and Loss in Victorian Photographs by Carol Mavor.
Inventing Wonderland: Victorian Childhood as Seen Through the Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne. by Jackie Wullschlager.
The Making of the Alice Books by Ronald Reichertz, Professor Emeritus at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. A study of the Alice books in relation to earlier children's books.
Riitta Oittinen: Liisa, Liisa ja Alice. Matkakirja. [In Finnish.] Tampere University Press, Tampere. 1997. 162 pp. Illustrated. ISBN 951-44-4216-4. Inquiries and orders: taju@uta.fi.

This book discusses the three complete Finnish translations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. They were all made in different kinds of cultural situations: 1906, nationalist Finland; 1972, Finland of die neue Sachlichkeit; 1995, splintered Finland. The book also holds Ms. Oittinen's own Alice illustrations (including 8 color plates).
The hunting of the Snark Concluded and The Hunting of the Snark Decoded. The self review indicates humor. The illustrations are promising. The decoding has not been read so enter at your own risk.
Lewis Carroll: KirjeitΣ lapsiystΣville ja muita kirjoituksia. Translated by Markus Lσng into Finnish. Helsinki, Loki¡Kirjat. The price is FIM 110 or $21. The official date of publication is Oct. 10.
The anthology contains 150 pages and will include the following texts:
- Letters to his Child Friends (in Lσng's selection, some 40 pp.)
- Isa's Visit to Oxford, 1888
- Russian Journal, 1867
- Feeding the Mind
- "Eternal Punishment"
- Some Popular Fallacies about Vivisection
- Hemispherical Problem

ISBN code (952-9646-24-0) The edition will be very limited (only 1 000 copies)

Lewis Carroll in Wonderland, by Stephanie Lovett Stoffel, Abrams, $12.95.
This highly illustrated biography of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-98) is part of Abrams' Discoveries series, which introduces a wide variety of topics to adults in an engaging and informative manner. Ideal for the neophyte and still worthwhile for the expert, this volume tells the story of Carroll's life, with several color pictures on every page spead, and concludes with a sampling of his poetry, essays, and letters.

Taking Tea With Alice: Looking-Glass Tea Parties & Fanciful Victorian Teas.by Dawn Hylton Gottlieb and Diane Sedo
The book is divided into two sections--3 Victorian teas that the real life Alice might have attended and 3 Wonderland teas that the storybook Alice might have attended. The Prologue contains information about the real Alice. Edward Wakeling and Anne Clark wrote the Foreword. Mary Jean St. Clair (Alice Liddell Hargreaves' granddaughter provided a comment for the jacket cover. She also drove to Oxford to find the original recipe for Alice's Orange Marmalade and sent us a copy. Sunday Hendrickson (the West Coast Contributing of Victoria Magazine) styled the photos --they are beautiful (about 43 color photos and some spot illustrations).

"Imagine what life must have been like for Alice Liddell, Lewis Carroll's "real life" Alice in Wonderland. Come follow us as we explore the magic of travelling through the looking-glass, attending the many tea parties that Alice herself, both the character in the stories and the real little girl, would have attended. Welcome to Alice's Wonderland."
This is placed with a beautiful illustration of a giant keyhole with roses, etc. around it.
The above provided by the author.
This is a charming little book that seems to be from an era long gone. The idea of Mothers dressing their children up in vintage clothing and setting out teas for them seems a trifle romantic to me, but perhaps there are families like that. Speaking of trifle, the book contains a marvelous recipe for trifle(with or without alcohol). Whether or not you use this book as a "how to" organize children's teas, it is a nice accent book for Alice collectors. The drawings on the invitations and whatnot are what I liked most. Like the original Alice books, it is debatable whether this is a book for children or for adults.
A page of Carroll books in Norwegian.
Lewis Carroll: A Portrait with Background by Donald Thomas published by John Murray in London. Another review. a
Rediscovered Lewis Carroll Puzzles newly compiled and edited by Edward Wakeling. New York: Dover $4.95. ISBN 0-486-28861-7.
The Universe in a Handkerchief by Martin Gardner. A book on Carroll games and puzzles from the incomparable author of The Annotated Alice. It can be ordered here.
The Hunting of the Snark: Second Expedition is a kind of "sequel" to Lewis Carroll's original. Written by Peter Wesley-Smith, with illustrations by Paul Stannish, it is about to be published by Cherry Books and can be ordered from PO Box 258, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia. The poem tells of another nonsensical attempt to find a Snark and involves a whole new set of characters and situations.

Peter Wesley-Smith

Lewis Carroll: A Biography by Michael Bakewell The way Norton Publishing is set up you have to go to their home page first, then click on full catalog, then search by title, then click again to get to the blurb. What I don't go through to give you information. If you understand Italian try this link. Published by Heinemann, London.
Jabberwocky illustrated by Graeme Base. One of my favorite illustrators. Like the author he gives you new things to find everytime you read the book and now he's brought us a 3 dimensional diorama version.

A Mathematical Approach to Proportionate Representation: Duncan Black on Lewis Carroll by Iain McLean, Alistair McMillan, and Burt Monroe. This book illuminates another lesser known area of Carroll expertise. Follow the link to author, publisher, subject, and ordering information.

The Tale of the Mouse's Tail by David and Maxine Schaefer, illustrated by Jonathan Dixon. This small volume is brilliantly illustrated and is suitable as a children's book (because they can look at words as pictures) and a definite must have for Carroll collectors.
This book is a typographical tour de force of a classic little poem by Lewis Carroll that is amusing informative and full of twists and turns. A must for the col lec to r !
And if you don't believe me...
"You've done a great job on the mouse's tail. It couldn't have been done better or more amusingly".Martin Gardener
Cost is $9.95 ($8.00 for LCSNA members) by check to "Mica Publishers" and send it to Mica Publishers, 617 Rockford Road, Silver Spring MD 20902. The book can be purchased at the "Cheshire Cat" bookshop in Washington, and at a bookshop called "Junior Editions" in Columbia Maryland.

The Red King's Dream (or Lewis Carroll in Wonderland). Written by Jo Elwyn Jones & J. Francis Gladstone. Published by Jonathan Cape - London (1995) ISBN0-224-04020-0
I quote from the jacket text:
"The quest began when the authors discovered a strange link between Lewis Carroll and their forebear, Prime Minister Gladstone. It led them to re-examine Carroll's diaries and search out his many little-known photographic portraits of the celebrities he (LC) recorded meeting - such as Faraday, Huxley, Tennyson, Ruskin. By the time they (the authors) had visited all the places that Carroll frequented, they had unravelled an astonishing code whereby the Oxford mathematician laced his famous 'Alice' stories with clues to his scurrilous views on 'the great and the good' of Victorian England. They argue that Tennyson's sons inspired Tweedledum and Tweedledee, that the Tigerlily is Carroll's adored Ellen Terry and Darwin is the great puppy who charged at the diminished Alice.[....]"

Lewis Carroll: Selected Poems edited by Keith Silver. This includes the well-known Alice pieces, Sylvie and Bruno, pieces from Phantasmagoria and all of The Hunting of the Snark as well as a biographical and critical introduction by Silver. Carcanet Books, UK 1996 trade paperback at 6.95 Pounds Sterling. Available in the US from Paul & Company, c/o PCS Data Processing, 360 W. 31 St., New York, NY 10001. $12.95 for the trade paper edition.

Lewis Carroll A Biography by Morton Cohen published by Knopf. "Extraordinary in its capturing of a life being lived - in its richness of lively and concrete detail - and illustrated with more than 100 of Carroll's photographs and drawings, this book will stand as the biography of Lewis Carroll in our time". So sayeth the catalog. Morton Cohen has written or edited seven other books on Lewis Carroll and is considered one of the top experts on this topic. Over the years he has had unparalleled access to Carroll materials. ISBN 0-679-42298-6. 592pp. $35. The book would be worth that for the (150)illustrations alone. See an on-line review. and another.
There was a great article in the Oct. 9 issue of New Yorker on Morton Cohen's soon to be released biography of Lewis Carroll. It's 8 pages long and well worth reading. Daniel Cogswell gives his views based on the article. I suggest you get a New Yorker and read the article for yourself.

Lewis Carroll and the House of Macmillan edited by Morton Cohen and Anita Gandolfo.

The Other Alice: The Story of Alice Liddell and Alice in Wonderland by Christina Bjork with illustrations by Inga-Karin, published by R&S Books 1993. This is the American version translated by Johan Sandin from the original Swedish. This book was retranslated by Patricia Crampton for the UK version titled The Story of Alice in her Oxford Wonderland, R&S Books 1994. I guess this points out the truth of the old saying, "Two countries separated by a common language." The book is the perfect book for a child who has read Alice and wants to know more. It is also a good book for a child to read before reading Alice so as to provide the Victorian background. On a personal note, adults also enjoy the book. Christina has the gift of still being able to look at the World through a child's eyes. Now the book has been translated into Japanese and Italian.

A list of publications by Michael Hancher.