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The exhibition displays Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript with hand-drawn illustrations, alongside editions by Mervyn Peake, Ralph Steadman, Leonard Weisgard, Arthur Rackham, Salvador Dali and others. You can also see newly commissioned articles, a selection of manuscripts, reviews and literature relating to Alice in Wonderland, that show how the story has been re-imagined, re-interpreted and re-illustrated over the last 150 years.

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The River Thames was fundamentally important in the creation of the famous tales of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. On a Victorian virtual voyage – from the riverside picnic at nearby Godstow where the tale was first told to the last of the many boat outings he made with the real Alice (Liddell) and her sisters – some of the real people, places, and events which underlie the fantasy will be revealed.

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The date is never actually mentioned in the story, but we can derive it from the context.

Take this paragraph from the first chapter:

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Are you dressing up as an Alice in Wonderland character? Do send me a picture of your outfit! I might feature it on this blog or on my Pinterest Board!

Talks

The following talks are part of the programme:

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This talk by Mark J. Davies, author of “Alice in Waterland” and “Alice’s Oxford on Foot”, will feature the iconic ‘pictures’ of John Tenniel, those of Lewis Carroll, along with his photographs, and reference to the Pre-Raphaelite artists of whom Thomas Combe was a major patron.

Combe, Superintendent of Oxford University Press, oversaw the printing of the first 2,000 copies of the world’s most famous children’s story in June 1865, and also influenced its creation in several other ways.

Details:

• Sunday 13 September, 5.00 pm
• Jam Factory, 27 Park End Street, Oxford, United Kingdom
• More information: http://www.oxfordopendoors.org.uk/events/jam-factory-2/

Want to join? At this site you can find a list of all known Alice in Wonderland events: http://lewiscarrollresources.net/2015/find.html

If you know about other events, do send them in!