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Lewis Carroll Visiting Fellowship for research at Bodleian Libraries and Christ Church

The Bodleian Libraries and Christ Church in Oxford, UK, are offering a fellowship to conduct Lewis Carroll research using their archival manuscript and printed books collections.

Researchers external to the University of Oxford are invited to pursue their own research projects relating to Lewis Carroll and his interest, that require use of the Bodleian Libraries’ collections and the Christ Church Library. This includes the recent donation of the 1865 Michelson Alice (Lewis Carroll’s own copy of Alice’s Adventures) and the Jon A. Lindseth Lewis Carroll Collection. Topics might include studies in children’s literature, humorous verse and literary illustration, nineteenth-century photography, histories of Oxford, its colleges, University and people, and the cultural impact of mathematics.

The Lewis Carroll Visiting Fellowship can be held for up to one month. The scheme reimburses expenses of up to £2200 per month.

You can apply now for a the Fellowship in 2026-2027.

More information can be found on the Bodleian Libraries website.

Call for papers: “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – A Companion”

A follow-up volume to the recently published “Alice through the Looking-Glass: A Companion” is going to be published! It will be called “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – A Companion”. If you want to contribute to it, you can submit a paper.

Invited are fresh, cross-disciplinary perspectives on “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and its afterlives to explore literary, historical, and interdisciplinary approaches.

Abstracts of 200-300 words can be submitted using the submission form by 15 May 2025: https://forms.gle/XUsmPfBsXju2XpcR9
Completed pieces (around 3000 words) should be submitted in the first quarter/half of 2026.
Any question about the publication should be directed to [email protected], cc’ing the editors Franziska Kohlt ([email protected]) and Justine Houyaux ([email protected]). If you struggle with this deadline, you are encouraged to contact the editors as it may be possible to work around your schedule.

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Donation and exhibition: the Jon A. Lindseth Lewis Carroll Collection

American scholar and collector Jon Lindseth donated his Lewis Carroll collection to Christ Church. They have started cataloguing and digitising the collection, but you can already see highlights of the collection in an exhibition.

Lindseth, who amongst others initiated the “Alice in a World of Wonderlands” project, owned one of the world’s largest privately held collections of letters, photographs, books, illustrations and other materials by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). He recently donated the collection to Dodgson’s former place of residence: Christ Church, Oxford.

Included in the Jon A. Lindseth Lewis Carroll Collection are many early editions of Carroll’s works (including presentation copies and a first edition of the 1886 facsimile copy of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground inscribed to Alice’s mother), autographed letters, proofs of illustrations, photographs, and more.

In the exhibition “Pictures and Conversations: the Jon A. Lindseth Lewis Carroll Collection” you can already see some of the highlights of this collection, while Christ Church is still working on cataloguing and digitising the full collection. The exhibition runs until 17 April 2024. Enquiries about the collection can be sent to [email protected].

More information about the donation: https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/news/christ-church-receives-remarkable-lewis-carroll-donation
More information about the exhibition: https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/events/pictures-and-conversations-jon-lindseth-lewis-carroll-collection

Alice in Wonderland writing competition

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of “Through the Looking-Glass”, the Lewis Carroll Society is launching a writing competition!

The challenge: Write a ‘missing’ chapter for either “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” or “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there”.

Closing date: July 3rd, 2021

Prizes: £100 for the winners of each of the three age groups (0-16 years, 16-20 year, 20+ years old), as well as Chris Riddell’s “Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There” book for the winners and runners-ups.

For rules and additional information, see: https://lewiscarrollsociety.org.uk/writing-competition/

Alice in Wonderland shops around the world

There are several shops completely dedicated to Alice in Wonderland products – and not just in the United Kingdom! If you’re in one of the area’s mentioned below, be sure to pay those shops a visit.

Alice’s Shop / “The Old Sheep Shop” (Oxford, UK)

The most famous Alice in Wonderland shop is of course the souvenir shop in Oxford, which was actually encorporated into ‘Through the Looking Glass’! The little shop is literally stuffed to the brim with all kinds of Alice in Wonderland souvenirs. It is located directly in front of Christ Church, where Lewis Carroll and Alice lived, so you can combine a visit to these historical and fun places!

Me in front of the Old Sheep Shop Alice's Shop

Location: 83 St Aldates, Oxford, UK – https://aliceinwonderlandshop.com/

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