"Dear all,
Please to fancy, if you can, that you are
reading a real letter, from a real friend whom you have seen, and whose
voice you can seem to yourself to hear wishing you, as I do now with
all my heart, a happy New Year.
I write to send you
good news but must begin to introduce myself. Some of you have already
known me pretty well (as you have read my secret diaries, which makes me
feel ready to sink into the earth). I shall sign my real name, but I
have, as Lewis Carroll, written two little books for children, called
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Talking
of writing, I found quite impressive this new kind of ink-and-paper-free
letter but spent ages to pick each letter up in such a queer
typewriter. Well, at least, no more wasting time with bad handwriting! I
mean it from experience. Years ago, I spent about a week to read a
letter from a friend written in one of the most atrocious hands ever
invented!
Anyway, it seems I had been sleeping since
1898 and suddenly woke up in a wonderful dream, in which people have
learned about me and my Alice stories for more than one hundred and
fifty years. One of my characters, however, was crossed out from the
story, forgotten in the past, poor thing! It is the Wasp in a Wig.
Larissa Averbug, a great friend of mine, is helping me to bring it
alive. Can you believe it is possible? Oh, dear! I am back to life
myself, don't you see? And you reply: "That is impossible! I can't
believe impossible things". It is hard to believe, no doubt.
But then check out what these great artists have done recently:
and
also this Manifesto I have received from a mysterious author: find both
English and Portuguese version attached.
Here it is the great puzzle: who wants to play the next move on the
chessboard? Alice is eager to become a queen, so please let me know if
you are joining the challenge. We have big dreams for the Wasp in 2020!
Your affectionate friend..."
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson [alias Lewis Carroll]
Your affectionate friend..."
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson [alias Lewis Carroll]
Adriana, o Adilson da Cultrix-Pensamento me prometeu há cerca de 2 anos me apresentar vc. E eu esperei... Mas, achando seus blogs resolvi te escrever. Eu sou Adriana também e Alicepaixonada desde os dois anos de idade. Tenho objetos, livros e pdfs, aos montes de Alice. Estudo o século vitoriano e o nosense há 18 anos. Acho q a gente tem q se conhecer. Bjs
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