Lewis Carroll Was the Pen Name of Charles L. Dodgson, Author of the Children's Classics 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass.'
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Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, author of the children's classics 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass.' Lewis Carroll was an English fiction writer who wrote and created games as a child. At age 20, he received a studentship at Christ Church and was appointed a lecturer in mathematics. Carroll was shy but enjoyed creating stories for children. His most famous books include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pseudonym, Lewis Carroll, was born in the village of Daresbury, England, on January 27, 1832. The eldest boy in a family of 11 children, Carroll was rather adept at entertaining himself and his siblings. His father, a clergyman, raised them in the rectory. As a boy, Carroll excelled in mathematics and won many academic prizes. At age 20, he was awarded a studentship (called a scholarship in other colleges) to Christ College. Apart from serving as a lecturer in mathematics, he was an avid photographer and wrote essays, political pamphlets and poetry. "The Hunting of the Snark" displays his wonderful ability in the genre of literary nonsense. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and Literary Success Carroll suffered from a bad stammer, but he found himself vocally fluent when speaking with children. The relationships he had with young people in his adult years are of great interest, as they undoubtedly inspired his best-known writings and have been a point of disturbing speculation over the years. Carroll loved to entertain children, and it was Alice, the daughter of Henry George Liddell, who can be credited with his pinnacle inspiration. Alice Liddell remembers spending many hours with Carroll, sitting on his couch while he told fantastic tales of dream worlds. During an afternoon picnic with Alice and her two sisters, Carroll told the first iteration of what would later become Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. When Alice arrived home, she exclaimed that he must write the story down for her. He fulfilled the small girl's request, and through a series of coincidences, the story fell into the hands of the novelist Henry Kingsley, who urged Carroll to publish it. The book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was released in 1865. It gained steady popularity, and as a result, Carroll wrote the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (1871). By the time of his death, Alice had become the most popular children's book in England, and by 1932, it was one of the most popular in the world. Photography and Legacy Besides writing, Carroll created a number of fine photographs. His notable portraits include those of the actress Ellen Terry and the poet Alfred Tennyson. He also photographed children in every possible costume and situation, eventually making nude studies of them. Despite conjecture, little real evidence of child abuse can be brought against him. Shortly before his 66th birthday, Carroll caught a severe case of influenza, which led to pneumonia. He died on January 14, 1898, leaving an enigma behind him. LEWIS CARROLL Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was born in Cheshire in 1832. He went to Oxford University and got a degree in Maths. He then went on to become a lecturer in Maths at Oxford, whilst at the same time writing comic poems and prose for his own amusement. He had a few works published and also became a well respected photographer. Alice in Wonderland, a story based on a boat trip he had taken with a girl named Alice Liddell, was published in 1865. This proved popular and, in 1871, a sequel was published called Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. In addition to his nonsense rhymes and his children’s fiction, Carroll also wrote mathematical treatises and became a deacon in the Church of England. He died in 1898 at the age of 65. 1)Which word game is Carroll thought to have invented? Word Association Word Ladder Word Search Word Square 2) In Through the Looking-Glass, from whom is Alice rescued by the White Knight? The Black Knight The Dark and Stormy Knight The Green Knight The Red Knight 3) In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which character gradually disappears until only its grin remains? The Caterpillar The Cheshire Cat The Dodo The Mock Turtle 4) In the poem Jabberwocky, where do the slithy toves gyre and gimble? In the flabe In the grabe In the snabe In the wabe 5) What was Carroll's real name? Charles Lutwidge Dodge Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Charles Lutwidge Hodge Charles Lutwidge Hodgson 6) Who did the original illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass? John Tennent John Tenniel John Tennyson John Trevelyan 7) In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what is the price on the Mad Hatter's hat? Five shillings Five shillings and sixpence Ten shillings Ten shillings and sixpence 8)What is the title of Carroll's 1876 'nonsense' poem? The Hunting of the Nark The Hunting of the Quark The Hunting of the Snark The Hunting of the Zark 9) The 1872 book Through the Looking-Glass is loosely based on which board game? Chess Draughts Ludo Snakes and ladders 10) What is the name of Alice's cat in both Alice books? Daphne Diana Dinah Dorothy.