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Alice’s Anniversary
A verry merry anniversary to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”! On June 4 1862, Charles Dodgson told the first version of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” to Alice and her sisters during a boat...
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70th anniversary of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” cartoon movie
On 26 July 1951, exactly 70 years ago today, Disney’s cartoon movie “Alice in Wonderland” premiered in London. Two days later it was released in the US. Although Disney’s cartoon does not follow the...
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Auction: 1866 edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Now for auction at Christies: a copy of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” from 1866! The 1866 edition is the unofficial second edition, but the official first edition of the book, as the 1865 edition...
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Facsimile: “Lize’s Avonturen in het Wonderland”
The Dutch Lewis Carroll Society has published a facsimile of “Lize’s Avonturen in het Wonderland” – the first Dutch translation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. “Lize’s Avonturen in het...
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10/6 – Mad Hatter’s Day!
In US date notation, today is 10/6 – meaning it is Mad Hatter’s Day The card on the Hatter’s hat says 10/6, so we celebrate the event on October 6th in the US. Contrariwise, in countries that first...
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Through the Looking-Glass Sesquicentenary Conference
In November, there will be conference celebrating 150 years of “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”. The programme was just published and registration is now open. The Through the...
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Wishing you all a scary Halloween!
A very unmerry Halloween to you all! Who is celebrating this holiday in Alice in Wonderland style? Let me know if you have any additional suggestions for my Alice in Wonderland Halloween ideas page!...
View ArticleEvent: Looking-Glass at 150: Reflecting on Lewis Carroll’s Second Alice Book
On 14 November, the National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) organizes a talk in honour of the 150th anniversary of “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”. You can follow it online...
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Exhibition: “Through the Looking-Glass”
This December, there is an exhibition at Eberhard Karls University (Germany) to celebrate the 150 anniversary of “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”. The exhibition focuses on the...
View ArticleSummer School: Lewis Carroll’s Oxford and the Surprising Histories of Alice’s...
The University of Oxford again organises a Summer School course about Lewis Carroll and his works. This year’s course is called “Lewis Carroll’s Oxford and the Surprising Histories of Alice’s...
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Lewis Carroll’s 190th birthday
On this day, Lewis Carroll was born. Today would have been his 190th birthday! Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was born on 27 January 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire. He was...
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Review: “Reflecting Alice. A Textual Commentary on Through the Looking-Glass”
The book “Reflecting Alice. A Textual Commentary on Through the Looking-Glass” is a follow-up to the book “Elucidating Alice. A Textual Commentary on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, written by...
View ArticleOnline lecture: Dialogue in the ‘Alice’ books
Coming May, professor Gillian Beer will give an online lecture and seminar about dialogue in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’ books. Gillian Beer is retired Professor of English at the University of Cambridge,...
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A happy birthday to Alice Liddell!
Alice Liddell, the girl that the ‘Alice’ stories are about, was born on May 4 1852. Happy birthday, Alice! It’s not a coincident that “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” takes place on May 4th as well....
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Alice’s Day 2022
It’s almost time again for the annual “Alice’s Day”, celebrated each year in Oxford, UK, around the 4th of July (the day the story arose)! This year, Alice’s Day will be held on July 2nd. Once more,...
View ArticleUpcoming film: The Hunting of the Snark
In the very near future, an independent art house feature film called “The Hunting of the Snark” will be released. It is based on Lewis Carroll’s great nonsense poem. The film makers have just released...
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Book giveaway: Celebrating 25 years of Alice-in-wonderland.net!
Can you believe I have been maintaining this website for 25 years?? To celebrate this anniversary, I am giving away a free copy of my book “Alice’s Adventures under Water“! 25 Years? Seriously? Yes,...
View ArticleSeries of talks in Lyndhurst (UK)
On 26 and 27 May there will be a series of talks about the ‘Alice’ books, Lewis Carroll, and Alice Liddell in Lyndhurst, UK. The talks are organized by the New Forest Heritage Trust. Both evenings...
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Alice’s Day 2023
Alice’s Day, the yearly city-wide celebration of all things Alice in Wonderland in Oxford, UK, will be held on Saturday 1 July 2023. This year’s theme is ‘The Great Outdoors’. As always, there is a...
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New Italian Lewis Carroll Society
For all Italian (speaking) Carroll lovers: a new Lewis Carroll Society has been formed in Italy! Soon you will be able to subscribe as a member. It’s unclear to me whether they will communicate /...
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