Lewis Carroll's, Henry Holiday's and Joseph Swain's Tragicomedy
This is about annotations to Martin Gardner’s annotations. And it is under construction. 11: the Baker’s 42 boxes 13, 14: the Baker’s hot names 15: hyenas (and bears) 16: bridecake 17: Carroll’s description the crew members 19: Lace-making 25: Bathing-machines 29: forty-two 34: England expects that every man will do his duty 38: Jubjub 46: … Continue reading “🚧 Annotations to Annotations 🚧”
[The New Belfry of Christ Church, Oxford] is of the best of Dodgson’s Oxford squibs, a good humored but cutting attack on Dean Liddell (the father of Alice) and the wooden cube built to contain the Cathedral bells during operations to build a new tower. Though it can still be found today behind the stone … Continue reading “Bathing-Machines”
Christ Church Tom Quad, looking south towards the Hall with the temporary belfry mounted on top of it In 1872 the Christ Church College Cathedral belfry showed damages which made it necessary to rehouse its bells elsewhere. Driven by Dean Henry George Liddel, the New Belfry project started in 1872. The new bell tower was … Continue reading “The New Belfry”