Alice Liddell, the girl that inspired the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ tales, was born on 4 May 1852 – that’s exactly 165 years ago today. Let’s celebrate her birthday!
Happy birthday, Alice!
“Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say” Conference
The University of Mons (Belgium, Europe) invites you to their conference on Alice in Wonderland, called “Say what you mean, and mean what you say”. It will take place from the 19th to the 21st of April.
The conference is organised around the following areas:
- Lewis Carroll (life, journals, other works, etc.)
- Alice in translation
- Adaptations of Alice
- Alice in the (post-)postmodern era
The programme (pdf) for all three days is now available.
The official languages of the conference are both English and French.
World Book Day coming up!
On March 2nd, it will be World Book Day again! A great reason to re-read “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and/or “Through the Looking Glass”, or to organize a Mad Tea Party!
A Mad Tea Party or Unbirthday party is the best way to introduce your children to these classics tales. Do read my mad tea party ideas for inspiration.
Below are some costumes and items that are perfect to celebrate World Book Day:
Happy birthday, mr. Dodgson!
Today we celebrate Charles Dodgson’s 185’s birthday!
Mr. Dodgson is of course the author of Alice in Wonderland books, who used ‘Lewis Carroll’ as his pen name. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born on 27 January 1832. He died in 1898, of pneumonia.
151th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland!
Today it is exactly 151 years ago that the book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was published.
The story arose at 4 July 1862, when Lewis Carroll (pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), was on a boat trip with a friend, Alice, and her sisters Lorina and Edith. Alice grew restless and begged Dodgson for a story “with lots of nonsense in it”. So started the famous tale, which was continued on further outings, and was later expanded for publication.
The book was first printed on 4 July 1865, exactly 3 years after the famous boat trip, but this printing was rejected by Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel. The new publishing date was set on 18 November 1865.
Read more about the origins of the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ story
10/6: Mad Hatter’s day!
As the card on the Hatter’s hat says ‘In this style: 10/6’, we could argue that the 6th of October is Mad Hatter’s day.
So let’s all put on a silly top hat and act like it! 🙂
Call for papers: “Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say” conference
You are invited by the University of Mons (Belgium) to submit a proposal for their Alice in Wonderland conference “Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say”.
The English Department and the Dean’s Service of the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation of the University of Mons (Belgium) are organizing a conference on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is called “Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say” and to be held on 19 to 21 April 2017.
The conference seeks to explore the ins and outs of Alice’s adventures, whether they be in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass or in her afterlife.
The conference is organised around the following main areas of inquiry: