I've been reading a book by
Christina Bjork and Inga-Karin Eriksson called
The Other Alice, which is about
Lewis Carroll's (real name
Charles Dodgson) process of writing
Alice in Wonderland and the girl
Alice is based on, named
Alice Liddell. In it is included a list of the names of
Alice Liddell and her family.
Her father:
Henry George Liddell (1811-1898)
Her mother: Lorina
Hannah Liddell, born Reeve (1826-1910)
Their children:
Edward Henry Liddell "
Harry" (1847-1911)
Lorina
Charlotte Liddell (1849-1930)
James Arthur Charles Liddell (1850-1853)
Alice Pleasance Liddell (1852-1934)
Edith Mary Liddell (1854-1876)
Rhoda Caroline Anne Liddell (1859-1949)
Albert Edward Arthur Liddell (1863-1863)
Violet Constance Liddell (1864-1927)
Frederick Francis Liddell "
Eric" (1865-1950)
Lionel Charles Liddell (1868-1942)
Thoughts?
My favourite combo is
Violet Constance and I really like the idea of
Pleasance as a middle name (apparently it honoured one of
Alice's family members). The names all seem like either strong classics or archaic gems and I like the set in total.
LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
-
Shel Silverstein
Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.