News about Lewis Carroll

For 136 years, the identity of Jack the Ripper has confounded history buffs. Now, a TikToker from Tennessee has added a name to the list of suspects. Kiki Schirr, a perky, freckled redhead, unveiled her theory in a video filmed in the passenger seat of her Hyundai Santa Fe. The well-known painter is celebrated for his works of ballerinas, bathing females and prostitutes. Schirr says the artist's subject-matter reveals more about him than was previously understood.

The Old Mill, which has the nickname the 'Humpty House', is in the historic village of Cawood, North Yorkshire, which was once the home of the Archbishop of York, Thomas Wolsey. The property is located at the start of Wolsey Walk and legend has it Humpty Dumpty was written about a man called Cardinal Wolsey when he attempted to board the royal barge at the foot of the Old Mill's garden, bumped his head and died en route to London. There is said to have been a mill on the site for many centuries but the current property dates from the 1800s and has retained its character and individual charm. The five-bedroom home sits on the bank over the River Ouse and enjoys a scenic and peaceful location.

Rita Ora revealed a glimpse of her latest work turn on Thursday, when she revealed her costume for Disney's forthcoming Descendants sequel. In the musical TV film Descendants: The Rise Of Red, the 33-year-old singer and actress starred in an over-the-top blood red gown as part of her role as the Queen of Hearts. Rita plays the mad royal of Lewis Carroll's epic film Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, which will air on Disney+ on July 12.

The medieval home has a wealth of original features, including vaulted ceilings and original stone windows. The church was built in the 14th century but in the 1950s it fell into disuse, remaining derelict for decades. It was remodeled into a private home with four bedrooms and a huge entertaining space more recently.

Any classic tales and childhood favorites are now being rewritten or come with trigger warnings in case they offend modern readers. Many children's books have been scrutinized over the choice of words or content over the years. After York St John University warned students about the 'colonialist narratives' that some stories may contain, Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was sent home with a disclaimer. The warning was posted on the Rees-Williams Collection of Children's Literature books' website, which also included JM Barrie's masterpiece Peter and Wendy.

The students of York St John University (inset) warned that the stories may include "colonialist tales," as well as vocabulary and illustrations that may be 'racist.' The disclaimer was placed on the Rees-Williams Collection of Children's Literature, which has more than 3000 historical volumes. Among these are JM Barrie's Peter and Wendy, and Lewis Carroll's Adventures in Wonderland. The collection includes fables, fairy tales, adventure stories, religious works, annuals, and historical books.

The Chelsea bun, which dates back to the early 1800s, was once a teatime favorite in most bakery windows in London, but they are getting more difficult to find. As customers opt for pastries that aren't as sweet, Greg Hands, the MP for Chelsea & Fulham, fears that the once popular bun will be under threat. I remember as a child how practically every bakery sold fresh Chelsea buns, but now the delicacy is impossible to come by, with the hot cross bun, the croissant, the pain aux raisins, and the like,' he told The Standard. 'It's still delectable, and the London area has a long tradition.' It's a rich piece of the city's history, as seen with the 200-year-old bun in the Museum of London's, and I'd be delighted to see it revived.' Mr Hands, London's Prime Minister, is in partnership with Partidges, an independent food store on Chelsea's King's Road, to alert people of the danger of death.

Experts have found that they are often sold out to charity shops or left to gather dust in the attic, but your favorite childhood books may well be worth a fortune. A completely working copy of the first edition of The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969) may sell for more than £12,000, while a first edition of Dr Seuss' book The Cat In The Hat (1957) could be worth £13,300. It comes after a missed proof copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on sale at Bishton Hall in Staffordshire cost just 13p, after a private UK buyer made the winning bid at Hansons Auctioneers at Bishton Hall. The book, which was bought at a secondhand book store in 1997 as a 'throw in' with a handful of other novels for a total of $40p, misspells JK Rowling's name as 'JA Rowling' on the inside cover and uses the author's full name 'Joanne'.

According to reports, HMRC has reportedly launched a winding-up petition against Britain's longest-running newspaper over back taxes worth £360,000. However, considering the threat highlighted in the sunday Telegraph City pages, we wonder if we should still give a fig about a magazine that appeared before Queen Victoria was on the throne, says SAM TAYLOR (inset photo).

To Britain's oldest running women's magazine, a winding-up order for thousands of pounds of debt has been issued. The HMRC has ordered the Lady for £360,000 in back taxes. A High Court hearing has been scheduled for April and Ben Budworth, the publisher and chief executive, has already devised a 'payment scheme' to return the funds. According to The Telegraph, the majority of the debt arose from not paying national insurance and income tax since the pandemic.

He has dined in some of Britain's most luxurious restaurants. Butcher BOWLES, a national journalist, has compiled a list of the country's best bargain eats, from seriously good Sichuan to Mexico and Malaysia, and the country's best bargain eats...

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: I would be surprised if the games we enjoyed at school were still played today, as they've obviously been outlawed for health and safety reasons. I went to school in Croft-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, from the age of five to five (1947 to 1955). The school was founded in 1845 by Rev Charles Dodgson, the father of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. In January 1951, a Meteor jet plane crashed into a field next to the school for another reason. We played 'Tiggy' in the infants' playground, but the rest of the world seemed to call 'Touch'. If someone is 'It' and must track one of the others, they'd be 'It' and so on.

She has captured the hearts of Britain by living a true-life fairy tale since being crowned Queen. Camilla has confessed to being 'frightened' of the Alice In Wonderland stories as an adult. She admits she was afraid of some of the characters in the most recent episode of her ground-breaking new literary podcast The Queen's Reading Room, which was published on Monday. She also expressed worry about Alice going down the rabbit hole.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The State Opening of Parliament this week was something terribly Ruritanian. Charles Carroll's beloved Lewis Carroll crown and Carmela in her comedic frock, embroidery with photos of her favorite dogs and grandchildren, as well as a doily from the top table at a Victorian wedding breakfast. In his Mail sketch the next day, Quentin Letts captured the full absurdity perfectly. Although the Windsors were gussied up as Henry VIII and The Queen of Tarts, the leaders of our two once-powerful political parties eased into the Upper House in civvies - with Dishy Rishi's half-mast Norman Wisdom designer whistle and 'Sir' Keir' fair showing his gelled Max Headroom quiff, which went out of style when Kajagoo went out of style when Kajagoo

Everyone has become sick, maybe even calling into work or school, and no one has been taken seriously at any of these issues. Perhaps you've been dismissed as having'man flu' or that you are just'milking' feeling under the weather. However, some people have serious yet bizarre illnesses, who are otherwise uninhibited, and are thus unable to be understood. Here are a few of the strangest-sounding illnesses that are 100% accurate. A lot of them are even named after fictional movies and books. Some are also named after supernatural animals and folklore.

After it was revealed that the quaint village, as well as Minstead, a two-mile north of Manchester, had the most unsolved burglaries in the UK, with 84 of them still unsolved, shopkeepers and residents in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, formed vigilant Facebook and WhatsApp groups. In three years, no robbery has been solved. Janine Stone, the owner of Lyndhurst Antiques Centre, is one of the group's founders. Two of her colorful Moorcroft charger plates, worth £750 each, vanished on a busy Saturday morning. Janine, 52, released a police report with CCTV photos of the criminals right away. All she received was an automated email saying, Sorry, there was nothing they could do. She also posted the details on Facebook. It had been published 344 times, including in Lyndhurst, England.

Carlton Reid checks into The Tempus, a new hotel on a large Northumbrian country estate near Alnwick Castle, parts of which appeared in the Harry Potter films as Hogwarts. The Tempus is a country estate hotel brimming with colour-clashing vigor,' Carlton writes. The feeling of being there was mood-enhancing.' Read more about his property's star ratings...

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Sir Keir Starmer, the current Labour leader, refuses to comment whether or not a woman should have a penis, but his party's former senior MP Tristram Hunt seems to have taken a firmer stand on trans issues. Hunt, the Victoria and Albert Museum's current director, sparked a tumultuous row after he ordered the removal of a poster with pro-transgender warnings as well as two LGBTQ+ themed books. The poster was on view at the former Museum of Childhood in the East End of London. The books were available in its shop.

It's an other-worldly tale about monsters on a make-believe tropical island has made for enthralling bedtime reading for 60 years. Where The Wild Things Are has ranked No. 1 on a list of the top children's books of all time. To compile the top 100 list, the BBC assembled a panel of children's writers, illustrators, editors, researchers, and readers from 56 countries. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is dominated by classics that have withstand time.

Here are nine celebrities who, for various reasons, embraced the digital detox and got rid of their smartphones - or never owned one at all. According to studies, putting down the handheld device can have a variety of health benefits, such as reducing anxiety, being more relaxed, and being more likely to exercise.

During a house clearance in Essex, Lewis Carroll's bizarre series of never-before-seen photographs were discovered. The eight photos depict Alexandra 'Xie' Rhoda Kitchen between the ages of four and 16, who was photographed by the children's author around 50 times. Both prints are priced at £1,000 each and have been put up for auction by Sworders in Essex. This follows after the celebrated author was branded a'repressed paedophile' in a 2015 BBC documentary that revealed naked photos of the young sister of Alice in Wonderland, which inspired Alice.

These hotels, which range from the Yorkshire coast to sunny Palm Springs, feature antique decor, themed entertainment, and dramatic displays by employees dressed in period costumes, making them a hit for history buffs. In several instances, the hotels themselves are embedded in history - one Victorian-themed hotel has hosted celebrated writer Lewis Carroll, while another 1920s-style hotel in Berlin was once the home of a popular silent film actor.

Tim Burton, a two-year-old Edwardian mansion, has opted to trim two trees at his £11 million Edwardian mansion less than two years after winning a tense planning contest involving 15 others. Edward Scissorhands, 64, of Hampstead, London, is trying to cut down a weeping ash in his front garden and trim an oak in his backyard. It comes just two years after he fought a fierce planning battle with infuriated neighbors as he applied to tamper with 15 trees on his property. Mr Burton made two separate bids to Camden, London Borough Council, requesting that the trees be felled and pruned.

Last night, hundreds of firefighters were fighting a fire at a heritage-listed church in north-west London. According to the London Fire Brigade, some 80 firefighters have been sent to St Mark's Church in Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood. The entire two-story building is ablaze, with residents being encouraged to avoid opening and windows due to the significant amount of smoke produced. According to the LFB, it is using three ladders, including the highest in Europe at 210 feet, to disperse water evenly.