The Real Alice in Wonderland: A Role Model for the Ages
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Review Readers will follow this title down the rabbit hole to discover the world of the real Alice who inspired Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. The book moves seamlessly through the life of Alice Pleasance Liddell from her childhood in the halls of the University of Oxford through her final days as a woman whose name was renowned—yet she had not even considered publishing an autobiography. The Real Alice in Wonderland is simply lovely. The juxtaposed pictures of everything—from Oxford’s scenery to pictures of Alice to a host of story illustrations—captivate readers and drive the storyline. This is a wonderful treatment of a biography and the format makes it widely accessible. The information is quite thorough: the reader is guided through Alice’s family life as a child to her lost love with Prince Leopold and her humanitarian efforts. This offering paints a full picture of Alice, not only as the child who has captivated literature, but as a woman who was truly ahead of her time. This is a purchase that will do well with a range of people and should be offered as a standard accompaniment to Alice in Wonderland. It would do well in a public library as the illustrations and pictures will make it quite popular. (Robbie Flowers Voya Magazine) The Real Alice in Wonderland is simply lovely. The juxtaposed pictures of everything—from Oxford’s scenery to pictures of Alice to a host of story illustrations—captivate readers and drive the storyline. This is a wonderful treatment of a biography and the format makes it widely accessible. Robbie Flowers - Voya Magazine Filled with photographs, original artwork, archival material, and set against richly designed pages, this is a browser’s delight that gives both a sense of the times as well as a look at its subjects. Ilene Cooper - Booklist Filled with new and archival photos of locations integral to their lives, letters from Dodgson to Alice (and vice versa), much of the art and artistry that inspired and/or became part of the Wonderland universe, and much more, the book manages to not only share this grand adventure, but take you along for the ride as well. - Marc Eastman - "Are You Screaming?" Read more From the Back Cover The Real Alice in Wonderland book is dedicated to all those who inspire the minds and souls of human beings.What does it mean to inspire? In the Victorian age, when few children escaped tradition, Alice Pleasance Liddell inspired the greatest children's story of all time, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This book brought Alice and Lewis Carroll together for their lifetimes and forever. The story behind the story is a rich history of a very creative, curious, and magnetic young girl who grew up to become a cultural icon and one of the most celebrated women of the last 100 years. It is a story of love, tragedy, duty, courage and loyalty to family and country - that will surprise and deeply move you. It will make you think again about what it means to inspire. Read more About the Author C.M Rubin was born in South America, and as a child, lived in many cities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. She is the author of two best-selling, award winning books for children: Eleanor Ellatony Ellencake and Me and its sequel Ellie The Perfect Dress for Me. She is currently working on the third book in the Ellie series. Gabriella Rubin is a student at the Horace Mann School in New York. The Real Alice In Wonderland book is the first of what she hopes will be many collaborations with her mother C. M. Rubin. For more information go to www.cmrubin.com Read more
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I've read just about all of the material/biographies of Alice Pleasance Hargreaves (nee Liddell) that are out there and this book really doesn't cover much new territory as far as information. What it does have are a few pictures taken from INSIDE the Christchurch deanery where Alice lived for much of her youth. These few pictures aren't much and I'm sure were carefully considered and approved before being allowed to be included. After all, it is someone's home. I'm sure the authors being distant relatives to Alice's family had a lot to do with that. On another good note, the book leaves out most of the speculation - and that's all it is - about anything inappropriate occuring in the distant childhood "relationship" between Rev.Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and anyone in the Liddell family. More information is given to fill out the kind of person the adult Victorian/Edwardian Mrs.Hargreaves was. She was kind and philanthropic with a devoted sense of family. Exactly the kind of person she was raised to be. If you collect books on the "story behind the story" of Alice in Wonderland, I would recommend adding this one to that collection.