The Girl Who Never Grew Up on the Isis Voyage
A 1862 Oxford boating picnic on the River Isis inspired Charles Lutwidge Dodgson to tell the Alice story to eight year old Alice Liddell. The tale, later titled Alice in Wonderland, began as a spontaneous amusement and became a lasting literary work after Liddell asked for it to be written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Oxford
Alice
Alice Liddell
Dodgson
Tenniel
Appleton's of
New York
Macmillan
Lewis Carroll
Oxford University
Alice Pleasance Liddell Hargreaves
Television to film Matterhorn climb anniversary special
European viewers will see climbers ascend the Matterhorn to mark the 100th anniversary of Edward Whymper’s first ascent. BBC and Swiss Television organize the live event with Eurovision, from July 10 to 18, featuring multiple routes and radio contact. The celebration includes a wreath ceremony and the premiere of Symphony of the Alps by Jean Dachwyler performed by Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
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Matterhorn
Europe
Switzerland
Edward Whymper
British Broadcasting Corporation
Eurovision
Whymper
Jean Dachwyler
Lucerne
Schwarzsee
Zermatt
Hoernligrat
The Pettable Catfish and Gould Petrel Keepers Learn
Amusing notes describe a New York Aquarium catfish that refuses food until its head is scratched, a learned feeding cue that persists even with a different fish present, and caution about sharp fins. The John Gould Fauna Reserve at Cabbage Tree Island in New South Wales protects the Gould petrel, one of the world’s rarest birds, with only about 200 breeding on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coates
New South Wales
John Gould
Cabbage Tree Island
Port Stephens
Gould
Sydney
Athel F. D'Ombrain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aliica
Peter Taugwalder
Zermatters
Northwall
Alps
Walter
Bonaiti
Punch
John Tenniel
Mad Hatter
Sylvie
Bruno
Lutwidge-Ludovicius
Lewis
Charles - Carolus - Carroll
Sotheby's
London
Atlantic
Librarian of Congress
Luther Evans
Longlong Kaikaty
Fale
United States
Evans
British Museum
Canterbury
Ainslie Primary
Canberra Public Service Library
Pitman
Margare
Stephen Cook
Potews
Pays McGinLey
Tray S
Rey
Goa
Peres
Sarrerian
Amateur Naturalist’s
Christopher W. Coates
New York Aquarium
New York Zoological Society
Animal Kingdom
DAL Stivens
Catfish
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