Lewis Carroll

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known as Lewis Carroll was born on January 27, 1832 and he died on January 14, 1898. He had many talents, he was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and a photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and we also wrote many poems. He is known for   word play, logic, and fantasy, and there are societies dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life in many parts of the world, like the web page < http://www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll.html> which is dedicated to Lewis Carroll and his works and stuff. Lewis Carroll's most famous book is Alice in Wonderland. It all started on July 4, 1862, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll's real name) was spending the day in a boat on the Thames River. There were three young girls with him, Edith, Alice and Lorina, and they were daughters of Dean Liddell. To pass the time as they rowed from Cambridge to Goodstow back to Cambridge again, Lewis Carroll made up the tale of young Alice and her trip to Wonderland. In 1863, the name Lewis Carroll, Charles Dodgson which is Lewis Carroll he wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and then a little later, Through the Looking Glass. “Nearly 150 years later the books are still firm favorites with children all over the world” (Byrne, Pg. 9). In commemoration of his achievements a statue of Lewis Carroll was erected and unveiled by Lloyd George, the famous Welsh politician, who said, “Lewis Carroll radiates happiness and the world today is a happier place because he passed through it.