Introductory and Historical Essay
This piece details the history of publication for the first edition—the correspondence between Charles Dodgson (alias Lewis Carroll) and his publisher, Alexander Macmillan at The House of Macmillan; Dodgson’s diaries; his biographies; and the broader field of mid-Victorian publishing that his work fits into.
The Material Object
This digital object is based on a first edition copy of Phantasmagoria and Other Poems held in the Queen's University Special Collections Library. Our digital version attempts to be as representational as possible, but the materiality of the book cannot be reproduced online.
Design Statement
The creation of this digital object was guided by a number of design principles, and is shaped by available technology and the coding skills of its makers. We have attempted to create an object that follows digital edition standards, and which is informed by the practices of scholarly publishers.