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- Record Id:
- 040-001611723
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001611719
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001481.0x00016b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 54343
- Title:
- ''Lewis Carroll'' diary 4
- Scope & Content:
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Public Domain.
Labelled ''No. 8'' by Dodgson this diary contains entries dating from 9th May 1862 to 6th September 1864. In the diary Dodgson writes about his life in Oxford, photography and his work at Christ Church College.
The volume includes a number of references to the creation of ''Alice''s Adventures Under Ground'', which Dodgson first told to Alice, Edith and Lorina Liddell on a boat trip on 4th July 1862 (ff.14v-15r). Dodgson notes his progress in writing the story including his difficulties in illustrating the manuscript. In 1863 Dodgson writes that he has been encouraged by friends to publish the manuscript (f.75r) and in April 1864 records that the artist, John Tenniel has agreed to illustrate the published volume.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001611719
040-001611723 - Is part of:
- Add MS 54340-54348 : Lewis Carroll Diaries
Add MS 54343 : ''Lewis Carroll'' diary 4 - Hierarchy:
- 032-001611719[0004]/040-001611723
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 54340-54348
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_54343 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1862
- End Date:
- 1864
- Date Range:
- 1862-1864
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- A letter of introduction is required to view this manuscript. Digital images are available via the Digitised Manuscripts pages.
- Physical Characteristics:
- (ff. ii + 188)
- Exhibitions:
- Alice in Wonderland, (online), 24 May 2016-
Alice in Wonderland, British Library, London, 20 November 2015 - 17 April 2016
Alice, The Morgan Library, New York, 26 June 2015 - 11 October 2015
Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser, V&A, London, 6 September 2021 - 31 December 2021
Discovering literature: Romantics and Victorians, (online), 20 February 2014-
Stuff and Nonsense, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth, 22 June 2019 - 7 September 2019 - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Dodgson''s diary recording first telling of story. Exhibited: Alice in Wonderland, British Library, London, 20 November 2015 - 17 April 2016