At the top of my pile of new books waiting to be read is Lewis Carroll and 'Alice': the Savile Clarke Letters edited by Clare Imholtz and published this year by the Lewis Carroll Society of North America.
It is a beautifully produced book, I can see it is full of fascinating detail and I long to get started on it when I put away my current work for Christmas.
Do look out for it, if you're interested in Lewis Carroll.
And for the story of the handsome, clever Henry Savile Clarke, his elegant artistic wife Helen Weatherill and their three beautiful daughters, check out this series of articles. It all began in Guisborough ....
and lastly, a little background genealogical detail
