![]() ![]() In real life, however, Wright was a mess: a frigid, miserable woman locked in a suffocating relationship with her monstrous mother, with whom she slept, nestling "like spoons," until the older woman finally died in 1975. Like Carroll, Wright was a photographer, and in addition to illustrating her stories she took many self-portraits that project a glossy and perfect image, the epitome of glamour. To this collection of childless children's writers must be added Dare Wright, author of "The Lonely Doll," a book published in 1957 that engendered both a vast cult following and many sequels. And in stories like "The Little Mermaid," Hans Christian Andersen, another lifelong bachelor, dealt with impossible, unrequited love. Lewis Carroll, a lifelong bachelor, enjoyed a famously eyebrow-raising attachment to the little girl who inspired "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." George Selden, the unmarried author of "The Cricket in Times Square," also wrote "The Story of Harold," a pseudonymous, semi-autobiographical adult novel that dealt with bisexuality and sadomasochism. ![]() MANY distinguished children's writers haven't had children of their own - or, for that matter, conventional family lives. THE SECRET LIFE OF THE LONELY DOLL The Search for Dare Wright. ![]()
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