“Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say” Conference
The University of Mons (Belgium, Europe) invites you to their conference on Alice in Wonderland, called “Say what you mean, and mean what you say”. It will take place from the 19th to the 21st of...
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Alice in Wonderland themed Easter eggs
Easter is coming up! How about decorating your eggs like Alice in Wonderland characters? In this post you can find several great ideas! You can either use boiled eggs and eat them during your Easter...
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Alice in Wonderland clock
I just received this Alice in Wonderland themed clock in the mail. It is so beautiful that I want to show it to you! The clock was mady by RubyAliceandMe, through a technique called ‘decoupage’. It has...
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Happy Mad Hatter day!
Today is the 6th of October, or 10/6, just like the card on the Hatter’s hat. Have a great Mad Hatter day, everyone! All right, 10/6 is the US notation for the 6th of October, but everyone else in the...
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Looking-Glass day
Did you know today is the day “Through the Looking Glass and what Alice found there” took place? The date is never actually mentioned in the story, but we can derive from the context that the 4th of...
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Alice’s Adventures Under Ground facsimile sold
Yesterday, a presentation copy of the first “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” facsimile was auctioned and sold at Sotheby’s. So if you wanted it, you’re too late, but I’m reproducing it here so you...
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Lecture: “The Natural History of ALICE: Bats, Cats and Dormice”
After the Lewis Carroll Society’s Annual Meeting, which takes place in London, there will be a lecture that is open to all. The lecture is called “The Natural History of ALICE: Bats, Cats and Dormice”...
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On January 12th, the Dutch Lewis Carroll Society (het Lewis Carroll Genootschap) will organize a free symposium in The Hague. This is the second symposium of the Society, which was revived in January...
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’s 152th anniversary
Exactly 152 years ago today, the book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was published. Lewis Carroll started the story during a boat trip with Alice and her sisters on the 4th of July, 1862. Later he...
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Get your own Disney’s Doorknob!
Recently I got myself a real functioning doorknob shaped like the Doorknob in Disney’s cartoon movie! The item is handmade by an artist called Propsculptor and is available through his Etsy store. It...
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First US edition of Through the Looking Glass auctioned
On 11 December, Sotheby’s is auctioning an American first edition of Through the Looking Glass and what Alice found there. This first edition is a ‘re-covered’ copy, meaning it has gotten a new...
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20th Anniversary of this website!
Oh my, can you believe that this website is celebrating its 20 year anniversary this month?? In 1997 I started my studies at university and got access to the internet on the campus. Being already a fan...
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Make your own Alice in Wonderland doormat
I made my own Alice in Wonderland themed doormat! I wrote down the instructions so you can make one yourself as well. There are several Alice in Wonderland doormats for sale, but I wanted something...
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A very merry birthday, mr. Dodgson!
On 27 January 1832, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a.k.a. Lewis Carroll, was born. He would have been 186 years old today. Dodgson was born in the old parsonage at Daresbury, Cheshire. He was the 3rd child...
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Christ Church Library digitizing their Carroll/Alice collection
Christ Church Library has a very nice collection with among others Lewis Carroll / Alice in Wonderland related material. Currently they are in the process of digitizing their material. A large part of...
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World Book Day 2018: an Alice in Wonderland theme
On March 1st, the UK and Ireland are celebrating World Book Day! The rest of the world waits until the 23nd of April, but it is never too early to prepare of course. Make sure you order everyting you...
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First edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for sale!
Want to own a first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland? This is your chance, because someone is selling his copy! The copy is a 1866 first edition, which means it is not one of the super rare...
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Misattributed Alice in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll quotes
Pretty images and merchandise with quotes attributed to Lewis Carroll or the Alice in Wonderland books are popping up everywhere nowadays. Unfortunately, many of these quotes are misattributed: they...
View ArticleTalk: Lewis Carroll and the Red Queen of Thame
On March 15th in Thame (UK), Carroll scholar and writer Mark Davies will talk about the factual inspirations for the Alice books, with an emphasis on the River Thames and a connection with the town of...
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A very merry birthday, Alice!
Alice Liddell, the real girl on which the Wonderland story was based, was born on May 4th, 1852. That’s exactly 166 years ago today! Of course she didn’t make that age – Alice died on 15 November 1934,...
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