Alice Through the Looking Glass

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belonged to Alice Carroll's book put up for auction

At the auction will exhibit a copy of the book Alice Through the Looking Glass of the English writer Lewis Carroll, which belonged to Alice Liddell (Alice Liddell) - British, which became the prototype kerrollovskoy heroine.

Estimated cost of the book is $ 150 000. Bidding for the auction Profiles in History will be held on Dec. 16, 2009, reported Reuters.

In 1862 the mathematician Charles Dodgson went on a picnic with Alice Liddell and her sisters. During the boating girl asked him to tell the tale, and he invented the story of Alice, failed in the rabbit hole. Subsequently, Dodgson wrote a story and released it under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Liddell is the prototype of the heroine of this book and one of its prototypes from continuing tale.

Before the book was in the collection of Pat MakAynalli (Pat McInally), the player in American football. Also MakAynalli auctioned edition of Tales of Peter Rabbit, which is owned by its author, Beatrix Potter. His estimate - $ 120 000.

Recall that now a Hollywood film director Tim Burton takes 3D-film Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The role of the mad Hatter performed by Johnny Depp.

Source material: Lenta.ru