'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Lewis Carroll

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English author Lewis Carroll wrote the children’s classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. These books are beloved for their unusual settings, lively characters, and clever wordplay.

Carroll was born in Daresbury, England, on January 27, 1832. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He studied mathematics at Oxford University in England. For most of his life he lived at Oxford while teaching mathematics. He wrote books on mathematics and logic.

Dodgson loved to spend time with children. One day in 1862 he rowed up the Thames River with three young girls. Throughout the day he told the girls tales about a child named Alice. Later he used the tales to write Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was published as a book in 1865. In the story Alice crawls into a rabbit hole and meets all sorts of interesting creatures. Another book about Alice, Through the Looking-Glass, appeared in 1871. Dodgson wrote the books under the name Lewis Carroll. They were very popular.

Dodgson also used the name Lewis Carroll to write books of poetry for children. In 1876 he published a famous nonsense poem, The Hunting of the Snark. He died in Guildford, England, on January 14, 1898.

Synopsis

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland opens on a scene of Alice reading over her sister Delilah's shoulder. Alice sees the White Rabbit scurry down a rabbit hole and decides to follow him. In Wonderland, she meets an assortment of strange characters, including the Cheshire Cat, who advises her to attend a tea party thrown by the March Hare. After the Mad Hatter tries to cut her hair, Alice runs away from the tea party. She soon finds herself in a garden where servants are painting roses red to appease the Queen of Hearts. Alice is called upon to testify against a tart thief. When Alice admits she knows nothing about the crime, the Queen orders her execution. Alice wakes up at the last minute to realize this was all a dream.

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