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The Story of Alice: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst & Vanessa Tait
The Story of Alice: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst & Vanessa Tait
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26 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2015
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Podcast episode
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Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old this year. To celebrate her anniversary we have invited Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and Fellow of Magdalen College, to talk about his latest book The Story of Alice (Harvill Secker), a triple biography of Caroll's Alice books, of their subject Alice Liddell, and their creator Charles Dodgson. Douglas-Fairhurst will be in conversation with Vanessa Tait, author of The Looking Glass House (Atlantic), and the great grand-daughter of Alice Liddell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jun 30, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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