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Between 1860 and 1897 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known to the ages as Lewis
Carroll, produced (in addition to the "Alice" books and his well-known
photographic works) over 180 booklets, leaflets, pamphlets, and instruction
manuals. Varying radically 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 mathematician, Dodgson was also a moral crusader and
a diligent churchman who nourished a then-illicit passion for the theatre. He
was also a prolific creator of games, puzzles and brain twisters. Indeed, one
of his earliest independent pubications was the 1860 "Rules for court
circular", a blueprint for an original game bearing some resemblance to
rummy. This volume, the first of a planned series, concentrates on the work
associated with Dodgson's career as an Oxford don. Much of the material
collected here has not appreared in print since the author's lifetime; included
among many other items is all the work connected with Dodgson's curatorship of
the Christ Church Room. An enthusiastic participant in university life, Dodgson
left a lively "paper trail" that lavishly documents his positions on various
local disputes. He preferred this form of discourse to debates, in which -
partly because of a speech impediment - he was not particularly successful.
Modern readers are the beneficiaries of this inclination to print: the writings
are of interest not only for the logic and high moral principle they display,
but also for their genuine wit and whimsy. Appearing in chronological order, the pamphlets are presented with
background information placing them in context. Taken together, they offer real
insight into Dodgson the man and into the Victorian period in general. Between 1860 and 1897 Dodgson produced over 180 booklets, leaflets,
pamphlets and instruction manuals. This volume concentrates on the work
associated with Dodgson's career as an Oxford don, including all the work
connected with his curatorship of the Christ Church Room.
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