In the Shadow of the DreamchildThis is the most significant biographical work on the author of Alice In Wonderland to be published in recent years. Karoline Leach's study contends that Carroll was far from being emotionally and sexually obsessed with female children and his 'muse' Alice Liddell. She tells the strange story of how the false image of Carroll came into being and how he adored and was adored by women of all ages, enjoying adult relationships that would have scandalised