"Morris has almost certainly looked at every bit of art (extant and available) that Tenniel produced. Many of the theses advanced along the way are fresh and in some cases unprecedented. The book can claim to be the standard work on Tenniel." Richard Maxwell, Yale University, editor of The Victorian Illustrated Book "Wonderfully, Dr Frankie Morris has written a fine, true and highly readable biography of Sir John Tenniel, the great nineteenth-century cartoonist. Here for the first time, we have a splendidly serviceable analysis, well illustrated, of Tenniel's cartoons as instruments of political persuasion. Morris also offers many fresh and surprising insights into the Tenniel-Carroll relationship and the Alice illustrations." Draper Hill, author of Mr Gillray, The Caricaturist "Dr Morris does a great service to Tenniel's reputation. Her analysis of Tenniel's pictures is masterly.
No-one hitherto has properly recognised the similarities between the personalities of Lewis Carroll and John Tenniel - a major element in the mutual sympathetic understanding in the subsequent partnership. Morris' book is a triumph, and bears testimony to a lifetime's study of her subject." Children's Books History Society Newsletter "There is no doubt that Morris' book offers the best and most reliable biography and account on Tenniel's working methods yet published." Lewis Carroll Review "Morris deals comprehesively with the history and politics of the times through which Tenniel lived and worked, and gives a detailed account of his life and the important circles in which he moved. This is a monumental work that will be appreciated by artists and historians alike." The Foghorn "In the new and long-awaited work by Morris, a lifetime study of Tenniel has been distilled into a comprehensive account, intelligently divided into sections dealing with the biography and the two greatest achievements. Her analysis of the Alice illustrations is of immence value and enduring fascination. This is a scholarly yet readable account of Tenniel by a critic who is steeped in her subject; it is most persuasively argued, a magisterial study that is likely to remain the standard work for many years to come.
" Print Quarterly Publications "Morris's book is a fine biography, beautifully illustrated with over two hundred examples of Tenniel's art. For the non academic-reader, it is a lovely coffee-table book, inviting the reader to indulge to nostalgic reminiscences of the Alice books. Academic readers find an equally delightful text, rich in primary research, fully referenced with exceptionally detailed endnotes." Popular Narrative Media.