Three Biographies of Lewis Carroll: The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll + Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home + The Story of Lewis Carroll
Découvrez sous un jour inédit la vie de Lewis Carroll à travers trois biographies majeures, écrites par son neveu, une amie proche et une actrice qui incarna Alice.
The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll is a biography written by Carroll's nephew and published only 11 months after his death in December 1898. It accidentally started the entire image of Lewis Carroll as a pedophile by deliberately suppressing all the evidence for his sometimes unconventional relationships with women, explaining that some of those women had been little girls...
Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home: The Story of His Life was published in 1910. It is a biography of Lewis Carroll written by Belle Moses.
The Story of Lewis Carroll was published in 1899 and was written by Isa Bowman, an actress. Her title was based on the fact that she had once - thanks to Dodgson's influence - played Alice on stage. Her book was a memoir of her relationship with her "uncle" and benefactor. Table of Contents:
"The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll" by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood
"Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home" by Belle Moses
"The Story of Lewis Carroll" by Isa Bowman
Stuart Dodgson Collingwood (1870-1937) was an English clergyman and headmaster. He wrote two books about his uncle, Lewis Carroll.
Belle Moses (1834 - 1891), was an author of a memoir about Lewis Carroll and a mother of Robert Moses, "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City.
Isa Bowman (1874-1958) was an actress, a close friend of Lewis Carroll and author of a memoir about his life, The Story of Lewis Carroll, Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland.
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Ces trois auteurs offrent une mosaïque unique de la vie de Lewis Carroll, chacun apportant un regard distinct : Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, neveu de Carroll, dresse un portrait familial et documenté ; Belle Moses, amie et observatrice, décrit l’homme dans son intimité ; Isa Bowman, actrice et protégée, partage des souvenirs personnels et touchants. Leurs styles, à la fois rigoureux, affectueux et parfois controversés, se complètent pour brosser le portrait complexe d’un génie victorien.
Belle Moses
Belle Moses (1834–1891) fut une auteure américaine, mère de Robert Moses, célèbre urbaniste new-yorkais. Son livre Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home (1910) mêle anecdotes et analyses, révélant un Carroll chaleureux et excentrique, vu à travers le prisme de son amitié avec l’écrivain. Son style, à la fois intime et descriptif, enrichit la compréhension de la personnalité de Carroll.
Isa Bowman
Isa Bowman (1874–1958) fut une actrice britannique, proche de Lewis Carroll, qui joua le rôle d’Alice sur scène grâce à son soutien. Son récit The Story of Lewis Carroll (1899) est un témoignage personnel et émouvant, où elle évoque leur relation privilégiée. Son livre, écrit pour la jeunesse, apporte un regard unique sur le Carroll « uncle » et bienfaiteur.