1. Evelyn Hatch was an English child friend of the adult Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name of Lewis Carroll.
12 Facts About Evelyn Hatch
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Evelyn Hatch was the subject of photographs by Dodgson and is often part of the contemporary discussion about Dodgson's relationship with young female children.
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Evelyn Hatch acted as editor for a book of Dodgson's letters after his death called A Selection From The Letters Of Lewis Carroll To His Child-Friends.
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Evelyn Maud Hatch was born in 1871 or 1874 to Edwin and Bessie Hatch.
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Edwin Hatch was a theologian; author; a vice-principal of St Mary Hall, Oxford; and later a university reader in Ecclesiastical history.
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The Evelyn Hatch family moved in "stimulating circles", including friendships with Edward Burne-Jones, Algernon Charles Swinburne and William Morris.
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Evelyn Hatch attended the Oxford High School, Oxford for girls, where she participated in extracurricular activities, including acting.
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In 1879, Evelyn Hatch acted in the school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, playing Cobweb, a fairie.
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Evelyn Hatch gave Evelyn many gifts, including cards, a wind-up bear, fourteen musical boxes, trips to the theatre and other outings.
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In 1897, Evelyn Hatch acted as a bridesmaid to Dorothy Maud Mary Kitchin, daughter of the Rev George Kitchin and sister of Alexandra Kitchin.
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In 1927, Evelyn Hatch released a book she had written titled Burgundy: Past and Present, a historical tour of the Burgundy region of France, with the account being lauded as "readable, erudite, authoritative" and mentioned for covering out of the way places.
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The reclining photograph of Evelyn Hatch was included in Britain's Tate Gallery 2014 show called Exposed: The Victorian Nude.