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Probably the most valuable books in this display, however, are the manuscripts of "The Rectory umbrella", and the "Mischmasch". The former is a little book done by Lewis Carroll while at Eton, charmingly written and illustrated, and of double interest because most of it has never been published. The "Mischmasch" was written by Carroll while at Oxford, and contains the first verse of his poem the "jabberwocky" which was not published until 25 years later. There is a translation of the words in the first verse showing how they were formed. As this has never been published, and explains...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLECTIONS and CRITIQUES | 11/1/1928 | See Source »

...manuscripts of "Mischmasch" and "The Rectory Umbrella" were written while Lewis Carroll was a student at Eton and Oxford. These also are on display...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CARROLL MANUSCRIPTS AND FIRST EDITIONS IN WIDENER | 4/12/1927 | See Source »

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