Description: A portrait of the author of Alice in Wonderland analyzes contradictory aspects of his character, tapping recently discovered sources to set Carroll's life in the context of Victorian England, and assesses his financial difficulties and his relationship with the real Alice.
Brief description: JENNY WOOLF has written for The Sunday Times Magazine (UK), Reader's Digest, and Islands and has reviewed children's literature for Punch. She is author of Lewis Carroll in His Own Account. She lives in England.
Review Quotes:
"Goes beyond the central controversy over his life to shed light on a man who has proved elusive to his biographers." --Wall Street Journal
"Engaging...Woolf writes with affection as well as admiration for the man revealed by her research." --Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World