Lewis Carroll’s Guide for Insomniacs

By: Lewis Carroll

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Synopsis: Here is the perfect gift for all insomniacs: a feast of intriguing puzzles, rhymes, limericks, and other entertainments devised by the author of Alice in Wonderland to help pass what he called &“the wakeful hours.&”&“The dilemma my friends suppose me to be in,&” said Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, &“has, for its two horns, the endurance of a sleepless night, and the adoption of some recipe for inducing sleep.&” In this delightful book, therefore, are collected a splendid variety of the things he devised to help rid himself of insomnia.They range from simple number problems and calming calculations to a number of whimsical activites: composing rhymes at midnight, conjuring up ghosts, planning dreams, devising shadow shows, and writing in the dark by means of Nyctograph. Take Carroll&’s advice and the &“wakeful hours&” can be turned to your advantage.