I don't know what to say that's worthy of getting picked for such a great prize, but I do know that I can't imagine anything more lovely than sipping tea with my 4 children around me, reading Alice in Wonderland.

We're great fans of the classics, and Carroll is one of our favorite authors, too. I love raising the children with the masters of the book trade!

Thank you for the opportunity and for letting us know of yet another book that looks to be a must-read.

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Even with the whole world's reverence, Lewis Carroll's timeless genius still remains underappreciated. For example: Never was this more ironically appropriate than in today's political brouhaha:

Mad Hatter: Do you care for tea?
Alice: Why, yes. I'm very fond of tea.
March Hare: If you don't care for tea, you could at least make polite conversation!

Would love to sit in a sunny park with a picnic and read Alice to my young newphews…

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Although Lewis Carroll has been 'exhaustively written about', he remains probably the most misrepresented writer in the English language. It could be argued that no proper research on Carroll had been (or could be) done until Carroll's diaries came into the public domain. Even then a classic Kuhnian paradigm shift has been requied to get to the beginning of a true understanding. I believe that Sadi may well be about to offer a significant transitional event in the process of this particular 'revolution'.

thank you John for the information and correction - Of course, yes, we both know Carroll has been written about by many, many people, with new bios etc. coming out almost every year. The public appetite for Carroll is almost insatiable, which is interesting, I think, hence, one reason for this book. But as you note, a lot of this is or has been "misinformation" - speculation based on speculation etc and it really truly is/was with the advent of the diaries that things changed. You can't argue with the man's own report of his life - Obviously, it's too reductive to simply say"Carroll was epileptic" as you and I both know, but it is grossly remiss, has been, for anyone to overlook it as it is a true cipher to understanding not only the work, but the man behind it… so we agree on this…

Revolution indeed - I think this with the work of Contrariwise, your writings (of course), Sherry Ackerman, etc. usher in a new school of thought about Carroll - sometimes nothing short of revolution is called for…

Be well, and many thanks… I'm waiting for people to submit their favorite Carroll quotes. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

For now, I send my very best and all thanks,

Sadi

I look forward to reading your book. Lewis Carroll will be all the rage soon, with three feature films based (loosely) on his life and works slated for release next year. The Hollywood promotional blitzkrieg will inflict the usual scorched-earth tactics upon Carroll's reputation. The mind boggles … and having boggled, moves on, wearily …

Carroll's reputation amongst artists and writers today might prove to be a firewall of sorts. In fact, it will be an interesting test of the latest techniques in mass media manipulation, seeing which version of Lewis Carroll proves more resilient in our global cultural memory, the pre-digested and monetized "commodity" of the marketplace or the complex, delightfully subtle and playful reality of scholars and artists?

best of luck,
Mahendra Singh

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This has been my favorite Carroll quote for so long:

'One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. "Which road do I take?" she asked. "Where do you want to go?" was his response. "I don't know," Alice answered. "Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."'

Jen Best

Favorite Carroll Quote

"Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards".

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Interesting to note that other posters have spoken of Carroll from the remote and purely academic perspective.

My sister gave my first ever copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice. Like so many other avid readers in childhood, Carroll provided me a refuge, an escape and a borrowed fantasy world far beyond what I could imagine. I note with absolutely no sadness that this makes me perfectly typical!

I think this is perhaps why Carroll persists. He has good hang time and an utterly intriguing world. As an author, he is a treasured heirloom we pass from one generation to the next.

My hope is that your book does justice both to Carroll and to those people who, like my sister, provide us all a paper and cardboard sanctuary!

thanks Victoria : ) — it's nice to hear people's personal stories about Carroll and quite moving, really. And yes, he is passed down from each generation - that's his true lasting power. Simply amazing, really, when you think about it…I doubt any contemporary books, Harry Potter, fine tho it may be and popular tho it has been, not only would not really exist without Carroll as a forerunner, I think to some extent, but also, I wonder if they will be as relevant one hundred years from now as they may be today? Carroll still is - and therein lies his true genius… so we'll see about modern books. Meanwhile Carroll's popularity continues to grow, and that's amazing… even to a scholar, i find it simply astounding, which is part of what got me interested. Anyone this widely quoted has "something" to say —

I'm still open to hearing favorite Carroll quotes - so haven't heard too many here - ! C'mon people! It's a great tea-set and you can have your own mad tea-party… and free book, etc…

am waiting for more quotes and look forward to not only your stories, but your quotes and input for this little competition…

Be well all,

Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti