Lewis Carroll's Guide for Insomniacs by Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll's Guide for Insomniacs by Lewis Carroll

Here is the perfect gift for all insomniacs- a feast of intriguing puzzles, rhymes, limericks, and other entertainments devised by the author of Alice in Wonderland to help pass what he called "the wakeful hours." Here is the perfect gift for all insomniacs- a feast of intriguing puzzles, rhymes, limericks, and other entertainments devised by the author of Alice in Wonderland to help pass what he called "the wakeful hours." "The dilemma my friends suppose me to be in," said Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, "has, for its two horns, the endurance of a sleepless night, and the adoption of some recipe for inducing sleep." In this delightful book, therefore, are collected a splendid variety of the things he devised to help rid himself of insomnia. They range from simple number problems and calming calculations to a number of whimsical activites- composing rhymes at midnight, conjuring up ghosts, planning dreams, devising shadow shows, and writing in the dark by means of Nyctograph. Take Carroll's advice and the "wakeful hours" can be turned to your advantage.

‘Brandreth’s arrangement of Carroll’s musings, drawn from several of his published works, is charmingly formulated to pierce the darkness: “Whatever the horrors of the night, day always comes” It’s a thoughtful gift for clever night owls.’

* Publisher’s Weekly *

‘A medley of games, riddles, rhymes and number problems, Lewis Carroll’s Guide for Insomniacs is the perfect companion for the wee hours when sleep won’t come.’ 

* Wall Street Journal *

‘A charmingly odd little book.’

* Slate *

Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was an English author, poet, mathematician, illustrator, photographer, inventor and insomniac. Most famous for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), he was also noted for his love of puzzles and wordplay.

Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, performer and former MP who has been a devotee of Lewis Carroll since the age of seven. He created a one-man Lewis Carroll stage show, devised the Alice in Wonderland board game and, with Sue Pearse, he wrote the musical Wonderland. In 2023, with descendants of the Dodgson family, he unveiled a plaque at Folly Bridge in Oxford commemorating the 1862 boat trip when the story of Alice’s adventures was first told.

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ISBN 13	9781912559596
ISBN 10	1912559595
Title	Lewis Carroll's Guide for Insomniacs
Author	Lewis Carroll
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Notting Hill Editions
Year published	2024-03-07
Number of pages	96
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