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Virtual Alice’s Day
Every year around the 4th of July there is Alice’s Day in Oxford. Because of COVID-19, this year’s event will be digital! As this year is the 200th anniversary of John Tenniel’s birth, the theme of the...
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Alice in Wonderland anniversary
On the 4th of July 1862, the first version of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was told to Alice and her sisters, which is 158 years ago today! Are you celebrating the story’s anniversary? Oxford’s...
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Book review: “The making of Lewis Carroll’s Alice – and the Invention of...
This month a new book about the origins of the ‘Alice’ books was published: “The making of Lewis Carroll’s Alice – and the Invention of Wonderland”, written by Peter Hunt. In the book, Hunt mainly...
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New date for the V&A exhibition “Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser”
Because of COVID-19, the exhibition “Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser” in the Victorian & Albert museum in London had to be postponed. But now there’s a new date! You can visit the exhibition from...
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10/6: Happy Mad Hatter’s Day!
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View ArticleA Christmas Greeting
Lady dear, if Fairies may For a moment lay aside Cunning tricks and elfish play, ‘Tis at happy Christmas-tide. We have heared the children say – Gentle children, whom we love – Long ago, on Christmas...
View ArticleEvent: “Creating Wonderlands” online forum
This full day of online talks is organized by the V&A museum, and related to their grand “Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser” exhibition that will open later this year. The ‘Alice’ stories have...
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Book: The Chess Player’s Alice
Do you want to know more about the chess game that forms the framework of “Through the Looking Glass and what Alice found there”? Then get this booklet, written by Rev. Ivor Davies, who had an interest...
View ArticleAlice in Wonderland writing competition
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of “Through the Looking-Glass”, the Lewis Carroll Society is launching a writing competition! The challenge: Write a ‘missing’ chapter for either “Alice’s Adventures...
View ArticleVirtual LCSNA Spring Meeting
COVID-19 also brings us good things: The spring meeting of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America will be held online, so you can attend even when you don’t live in the US (and you don’t need to be...
View ArticleThrough the Looking-Glass sesquicentenary conference: call for papers
This November, a conference will take place to celebrate 150 years of “Through the Looking-Glass”. There is now a call for papers. Block the 4th and 5th of November 2021 in your agenda for the Through...
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New book: Alice’s Adventures under Water!
May I proudly present to you: my very own book, “Alice’s Adventures under Water”! It’s a sequel to “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”, in...
View ArticleThrough the Looking-Glass Exhibition – Japan
An exhibition in Nagano, Japan, revolves around Carroll’s sequel: Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there. The exhibition focuses on the differences between “Through the Looking-Glass” and...
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Xstatic Wonderland Festival
This Wonderland festival in Sydney, Australia, celebrates our reconnection after Covid-19! Dress up, get creative, and dance this October. This one-day festival includes 2 themed stages with live music...
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Auction: 3 presentation copies of Carroll’s books
On 24 June, three presentation copies of Carroll’s books will be auctioned at Bonham’s. The first presentation copy is the book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, second edition, 1866 [1865] (which...
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Book presentation: “Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’ and Cognitive Narratology”
On June 28, Francesca Arnavas will present her new book, “Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’ and Cognitive Narratology: Author, Reader and Characters”. Her book proposes a dialogue between the ‘Alice’ books, and...
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Event: ChessFest
On 18 July there will a day of chess activities in London, drawing on the chess theme of Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass”. There will be free chess lessons, chess tables to play with each...
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First edition of Through the Looking Glass on eBay
For all of those who always wanted a first edition of “Through the Looking Glass”: there now is a relatively affordable copy available through eBay. The book is a first edition from 1872, from the...
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Alice’s Day 2021
The annual Alice’s Day in Oxford will be celebrated on 3 July. This year it will have both a physical and virtual component, so everyone can join. There will be a giant Alice in puppet form wandering...
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Debate: Wonderland vs. Looking-Glass
The Lewis Carroll Society of North America is organising a debate about which book is better: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, or “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”. Four...
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