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It concerns Lewis Carroll’s personal copy of the 1865 suppressed first edition, which is not only very rare because it is one of the few surviving original editions – it also contains ten of Tenniel’s original pencil sketches, which are bound into the volume. The book also includes Carroll’s handwritten notes for what would later become the ‘Nursery Alice’ edition.

This so called ‘Michelson Alice’ (named after the woman who donated it) can now be viewed onlin on the Bodleian Library website: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/a315d687-3639-4494-9f24-df52bafdc829/surfaces/bf248500-4857-43f2-bb86-6468b5f15e06/

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.

The book was donated by Ellen A. Michelson, an American philanthropist and bibliophile, because she wished the book to return to what she viewed as its natural home.

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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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Soon you will be able to subscribe as a member. It’s unclear to me whether they will communicate / publish in English as well.

For more information about the Lewis Carroll Society d’Italia, visit their website (https://www.lewiscarrollsociety.it) or one of their social channels.

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/