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448 Lewis Carroll (with Charlie Lovett)

The History of Literature

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Lewis Carroll's Sexuality and Connection With Children

In the 1990s, there was a lot of speculation about Lewis Carroll's sexuality and connection with children. In his new book, he argues that being in the presence of a child for him was not a sexual experience; it was a religious experience. The innocence of the child to him made him feel closer to God,. And he says that again and again in many different places"

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