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With the 150th Anniversary of the first edition of 'Alice in Wonderland' slowly approaching, anyone who still gets enjoyment from reading (and re-reading) this book, will enjoy this documentary on the life of Charles Ludwidge Dodgson, better known to all as the author 'Lewis Carroll', This DVD documentary covers almost everything you need to know about him, his family, his early life, his life at Rugby School, and then onto Oxford, and how he interacted with the people and characters of Oxford. This documentary also gives an insight into the world of both the author and as an experimental photographer in the 1860's of England. The documentary does not hold any bias towards Dodgson, but puts the facts first and reminds us of how this world has changed since Queen Victoria came to the throne, Railways scarred the landscape of England and Photography became a new medium of communication and wonderment for all to behold, and on the fact that 'Alice in Wonderland' was the first book written that did not 'talk down' to children, but encouraged them to use their imagination to solve simple problems, and laugh at some childish puns, in the book. Many books, magazine articles, and reading guides have been written about Dodgson / Carroll, but this is one of only a few DVD's that are available that delves into the life of this complex, and imaginative, man, who had so many 'irons in the fire' with his mathematics lectureship, his deaconship within the church, seven unmarried sisters (whom he cared for) and his authorship of books on many subjects. The documentary is very well resourced and refers to many text books published about him over the years from 1899 to today.Read full review
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