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Alice Pleasance Hargreaves (née Liddell, / ˈ l ɪ d əl /; [1] 4 May 1852 – 16 November 1934) was an English woman who, in her childhood, was an acquaintance and photography subject of Lewis Carroll. One of the stories he told her during a boating trip became the classic 1865 children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
A BBC documentary from 2015, The Secret World of Lewis Carroll, [93] critically examined Dodgson's relationship with Alice Liddell and her sisters. It explored the possibility that Dodgson's rift with the Liddell family (and his temporary suspension from the college) might have been caused by improper relations with their children, including Alice.
Hargreaves married Alice Liddell, the girl who inspired Lewis Carroll's fantasy stories. The couple were married in 1880 at Westminster Abbey, with Sir John Stainer playing the organ at the ceremony. [7] The couple's wedding received much press coverage. [8]
Articles relating to Alice Liddell (1852-1934) and her depictions. She was an acquaintance of Lewis Carroll, and the stories he told her were later developed into the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
The two Nigel Barton plays (8 [4] and 15 December 1965) [5] first brought him to widespread public attention and the slightly earlier Alice (13 October 1965), [6] about Lewis Carroll's relationship with Alice Liddell, developed themes to which Potter would return.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was conceived on 4 July 1862, when Lewis Carroll and Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed up the river Isis with the three young daughters of Carroll's friend Henry Liddell: [8] [9] Lorina Charlotte (aged 13; "Prima" in the book's prefatory verse); Alice Pleasance (aged 10; "Secunda" in the verse); and Edith Mary (aged 8; "Tertia" in the verse).
Dreamchild is a 1985 British drama film written by Dennis Potter, directed by Gavin Millar, and produced by Rick McCallum and Kenith Trodd. [5] The film, starring Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Nicola Cowper and Amelia Shankley, is a fictionalised account of Alice Liddell, the child who inspired Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Pages in category "Lewis Carroll" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... Lewis Carroll: A Biography; Alice Liddell; Lock Wood Island ...