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16. 3. 2010 - 11:06

Today's Webtip: Alice in Wonderland

The British Library has put the original manuscript online.

Some of you might not know this, but Alice in Wonderland was once a book. Actually, it started out as a story told to three young girls in a boat on a river. Alice, one of the three young girls, liked the story so much that she asked Charels Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician to write it down.

And so he did.

Illustration aus dem Originalmansukript zu "Alice in Wonderland"

Two years after the original boat trip, Charles presented Alice with the manuscript. A neatly written 90 page book including 37 illustrations by the Author.

Friends of Charles were so taken by the work that they encouraged him to publish it. Assuming the pen name Lewis Carroll, he put out a slightly altered version of the book, with new illustrations done by John Tenniel.

Now you have a chance to see the original, including the illustrations done by the author. It has been scanned and placed online by the British Library and it is a joy to behold.

And for those of you thinking of seeing the latest film version, here's a little tip. Go to a matinee showing. Some films are much better with a bunch of kids in the audience.

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  • piareiser | vor 699 Tagen, 22 Stunden,

    the matinee/kids remark is so true. i watched "the incredibles" in a press screening, where very clever press people had invited a large group of 5- or 6 year olds. i left the cinema with the feeling that i had just seen the greatest movie of all times.

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    • daddyd | vor 699 Tagen, 21 Stunden, 10 Minuten

      yep

      those were indeed some very clever press people.

    • kamikaze | vor 698 Tagen, 22 Stunden, 4 Minuten

      wtf?

      i hate when they show dubbed versions at press screenings. (which they do ONLY because of the children. children who are not even supposed to BE there. the screenings are called press screenings for a reason, ya know?)

      being forced to watch dubbed versions is "cruel" enough, but having to deal with all those pesky children as well is just GODDAMN AWFUL.

      besides, if journalists let their opinions on a film get influenced by the rest of the audience, they aren't good journalists - sorry. (it were different if they had to write about the entire experience - think concert reviews - but usually that's not the case.)

    • dilak | vor 698 Tagen, 19 Stunden, 9 Minuten

      opinions and feelings of 5-6 year old children after a during watchin a film are much much more interesting than critic no. 1000 from a bored journalist.

    • daddyd | vor 698 Tagen, 13 Stunden, 45 Minuten

      well

      it makes no sense for them to be showing an OV version of a mass market film. The journalist is most likely reviewing for an audience that will be watching the dubbed version, and the difference can be so great that NOT watching the dubbed version and then reviewing it like that would be very bad journalism indeed.

      ANd if the film was made for a younger audience, then yes, the journalist should probably be exposed to the way it is received by its target audience. I would find it very hard to believe that you, my dear kamikaze, would be capable of writing a sound review of a children's film.