A letter written by the Alice in Wonderland author has shown that he disliked fame so much he wished he had never written the popular books
The notoriously private author never did interviews and resented giving his autograph, refusing to shed the cover of the pseudonym he wrote under for the Alice in Wonderland series Photo: Rex
The notoriously private author never did interviews and resented giving his autograph, refusing to shed the cover of the pseudonym he wrote under for the Alice in Wonderland series.
A letter, written to a friend in 1891, reveals how Carroll hated people finding out his real name as he felt he would be pointed out and attract the attention of strangers.
In the letter, written around 30 years after he earned acclaim for the Alice series, Carroll wrote: "Dear Mrs Symonds, I don't think I explained successfully my reasons for disliking letters of mine being put into autograph-collections.
"All that sort of publicity leads to hearing of my real name in connection with the books, and to my being pointed out to, and stared at by, strangers, and treated as a 'lion'.
"And I hate all that so intensely that sometimes I almost wish I had never written any books at all.”
Carroll’s works became so successful Queen Victoria even wrote to him personally to say how much she enjoyed his books.
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"And I hate all that so intensely that sometimes I almost wish I had never written any books at all.”
Carroll’s works became so successful Queen Victoria even wrote to him personally to say how much she enjoyed his books.
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