... Ah but you miss the point -- it WAS true technically, or at least it probably was. But while Dodgson Snr wasn't a Ritualist he *was* of Tractarian ...
I'm not doubting what Carroll's father believed, I'm questioning how he acting with people, and especially his own family. You have to admit that there is no...
REALLY!!!!!! I am starting to think that poor Mr Dodgson Sr. needs a book all to himself to debunk the unfair image of him as a cold, grey, hyper-religious...
Jenny, I'm sure Dodgson Snr WAS deeply involved with his family -- indeed his letters to Skeffington display a drive to control and manage his children as ...
Strange what you find on the web. Here's a site devoted to soup, with our hero quoted on the home page and a recipe for Mock Turtle Soup (click "The Mock...
In a message dated 01/01/2002 18:13:22 GMT Standard Time, woolf@... writes: << I think CLD sounds very much like his father - gentler, perhaps,...
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Jan 1, 2002 10:49 pm
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I'm not saying Archdeacon Dodgson had no faults. Sounds as if he could be difficult and strong minded, (though being "grave and reserved" doesn't sound...
1) Did Carroll's father know that Carroll frequented the theaters? 2) Where is the actual rule about theatergoing laid down? I know the reason for it, which...
Hi - Of course you're right - many of the clergy had a real idea that the theatre was sinful, and anyone going there was going straight to perdition. Now I...
< Hi - Of course you're right > I'm not right or wrong. I wished to ask the question without anyone assuming I'm making a point or have an opinion. Must I...
... Anecdotes about the Private Lives of the Famous and Infamous throughout History" Mark Bryant - Allen and Unwin, 2001. (an extract from an extract published...
I never suggested you had an opinion either way. Simply filling in a sentence. ... From: <DOYLE60@...> To: <lewiscarroll@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday,...
It's quite well documented that Wilberforce, the Bishop of Oxford, whom Dodgson spoke to about ordination, saw theatre attendance as not being compatible with...
keith
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I once had a fascinating day exploring the Disney archives in Burbank, and viewed some early Alices. They are NOT exciting. They feature an Edwardian looking...
... I'd ... the ... Jenny, I so agree with you. Of the various films I've seen based on the Alice books, Disney's comes closest in creating the sort of clever ...
Just curious.... does anyone here know when (exact date) the poisons register was intruduced in England (I believe it was the end of 1800s) and whether this...
Charles Dodgson was a religious and devout man, and as a clergyman would have had a working knowledge of the Bible. He would have known that while the Church...
... Yes they may well have agreed to respect each other's views - and if it were an isolated question I'd be inclined to agree with you. But don't you think ...
Yes, there are people that still do it for the fun of it. I've seen present day images using the method. In matter of fact, there is a site on the web of two...
... I think what we need to do is get ourselves properly acquainted with what it meant to be a man like Dodgson Snr. in that place at that time. Because ...
Good point about the Islamic fundamentalist. << Once we understand this we have to accept - as Cohen was sharp enough to see - that conflict of some kind...
... Dear John, You say Collingwood wasn't honest in his portrayal of Carroll which is true), so you ask why should we accept him as "a truthful portrayer of...
In a message dated 02/01/2002 00:07:00 GMT Standard Time, woolf@... writes: << What could that mean? Jenny. ... Jenny, I think you should put...
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In a message dated 02/01/2002 01:01:25 GMT Standard Time, DOYLE60@... writes: << I know the reason for it, which was pretty much out of date and not ...
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Jan 2, 2002 7:46 pm
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In a message dated 02/01/2002 16:45:55 GMT Standard Time, KarolineLouise@... writes: << Once we understand this we have to accept - as Cohen was sharp...
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Jan 2, 2002 8:15 pm
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Mike, I also have been told it is used by Graham but getting Graham to tell you about it would be another matter indeed! Incidentally Dodgson's camera is in...
keith
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Jan 2, 2002 8:55 pm
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I have followed this discussion re Dodgson's father and would point out that it is not unusual for any son to go against the ideas of his father - it's par for...
keith
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Jan 2, 2002 8:55 pm
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I've been thinking about the puckish-looking hidden face in Carroll's illo in "Alice's Adventures Underground," and it occurred to me it would be interesting...
Ruth Berman
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Jan 2, 2002 8:59 pm
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Yes Ruth - Puck on a mushroom. It was one of Ellen Terry's first roles - I think it was one of Keane's productions. It was in 1856, and she resembled a...
