Originally Posted by
JustRob
I spent the day on a fascinating course about Alice in Wonderland. The lady giving it was a long time enthusiast with a wealth of knowledge from every imaginable angle. She also brought her collection of editions of the book, which throughout the years have been illustrated by many artists. This included a printed reproduction of the original hand-written copy entitled Alice's Adventures Under Ground that Dodgson wrote and illustrated himself and gave to the real Alice as a Christmas present. In the better known version that was published subsequently he added many more scenes and the many political references and got a proper artist to do the illustrations. He apparently knew his marketing well. If the course had gone on for a month we could barely have scratched the surface of the subject with her. A day well spent.