In this week’s The Floating Library, I take a look at one of Forest of Fortune‘s major influences. Special thanks to David Rolland for indulging me.

When Alice was 20 years old, she was photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron. It’s a haunting image. Her hair isn’t blonde like she’s portrayed by Disney. In fact, her hair is very dark. Her features are blunt and somewhat androgynous-looking. She looks like someone who’s been down the rabbit hole and back or, at the very least, is less than fond of having her photograph taken. It more closely resembles a photo from the American frontier than Victorian England.