The writing career of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") began and ended with his contributions to periodicals. Between 1843 and 1898 be published over 300 items in magazines, journals, and newspapers. For the first time these writings are fully listed, described, annotated and indexed. This comprehensive new work not only provides bibliographical details lacking from previous studies, it describes Dodgson's letters, articles, games, mathematical problems, and stories in such a way that the scholar without access to these rare items will gain an understanding of where Dodgson stood on various subjects and the nature of his relatonship with the publc through the press. Previously unrecorded items are brought to light and numerous early reprints are described here for the first time. Lewis Carroll and the Press includes a lengthy introductory essay and illustrations including reproductions of every illustration from Carroll's press appearances.
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