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Stuart Dodgson Collingwood

1870–1937

Best known for the early biography of his uncle Lewis Carroll, this English clergyman, schoolmaster, and writer helped preserve a close-up view of one of Victorian literature’s most unusual figures. His work draws much of its appeal from that rare mix of family access and literary purpose.

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The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)

The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson)

by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood

About the author

Born in 1870 and died in 1937, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood was an English writer remembered chiefly for books connected with Lewis Carroll. Contemporary library and public-domain records identify him as the author of The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (1898) and as the editor of The Lewis Carroll Picture Book (1899).

Collingwood’s lasting reputation comes from his family connection: he was Lewis Carroll’s nephew, which gave him access to private papers and diaries when preparing his biography. That closeness helped make The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll one of the earliest and most important sources for readers interested in Carroll’s life, personality, and work.

Some sources also describe him as a clergyman and schoolmaster, though the most consistently confirmed details center on his authorship and editorial work. For audiobook listeners, he is an appealing figure not because of a large body of writing, but because he helped shape how generations of readers came to understand the man behind Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.