It is believed that the idea for the Mad Hatter came from the Hatter gargoyle, on a hight without flight but by the looks fright, especially if seen at night from the grounds of St Peters church in Winchcombe.
In Lewis Carroll's day apparently there were a number of Hatters in the area, mercury was used in the production of hats, which in time would leave the older hatters a little light headed.
She stepped into the hall of mirrors
Where she discovered a reflection of herself
Sometimes she saw her real face
And sometimes a stranger at her place
Even the greatest stars discover themselves in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars find their face in the looking glass
She fell in love with the image of herself
And suddenly the picture was distorted
Even the greatest stars dislike themselves in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars dislike themselves
in the looking glass
She made up the person she wanted to be
And changed into a new personality
The artist is living in the mirror
With the echoes of himself
Even the greatest stars change themselves in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars live their lives in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars fix their face in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars fix their face in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars live their lives in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars live their lives in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars
Even the greatest stars
You're in the looking glass
You're in the looking glass
Four volumes of diaries by Charles Dodgson are missing and presumed to have been destroyed, read "Who Mutilated Lewis Carroll's Diaries?" by Karoline Leach.
Sadly if you click on the link you will find that now even that has gone missing.
An old painting of how the river in Sunderland would have looked when Lewis Carroll came to visit the area.
People have previously speculated on hypothetical meetings between Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens but it now seems that in fact they are likely to have met.
It has recently been found that among thousands of articles, short stories and poems, printed anonymously in a literary magazine edited by Charles Dickens, that there was work included by Lewis Carroll.
The question that comes to my mind is, did Lewis Carroll ever meet Clarkson Stanfield?
Charles Dickens and Clarkson Stanfield were very good friends, Stanfield made illustrations for a number of books by Charles Dickens and the first edition of "Little Dorrit" includes a dedication to Stanfield.
There is also a book titled, "The story of a great friendship: Charles Dickens and Clarkson Stanfield."
With Lewis Carroll's links to Sunderland and Clarkson Stanfield having been born in Sunderland it is an hypothetical meeting that might have also taken place.
For more information on Clarkson Stanfield, with links to where all of the above mentioned books can be downloaded please follow the link.
An old painting of how the river in Sunderland would have looked when Lewis Carroll came to visit the area.