Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Research Paper

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (also known as Lewis Carroll) was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. He is known for being a novelist, photographer, and mathematician but is especially known for his book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. His parents were Charles Dodgson (Father) and Frances Jane Lutwidge (Mother). His mother and father are first cousins. His family was primarily northern British with some Irish relations. He is the eldest son. He had seven sisters and four brothers. Lewis attended Richmond Grammar School, Rugby School and Christ Church College. He was unhappy when attending Rugby school. Lewis was recognized as a good student. As a child, Lewis liked making up games and writing stories for this siblings. When Lewis became older, he told stories to a little girl named Alice. He first became a mathematics tutor at college and was also a photographer. He was known for being shy but was apparently able to be open up when talking to children. He could sing well and was not afraid to perform in front of an audience. Besides writing and creating stories, Lewis really liked writing

His poetry and stories were but in the family magazine. Later his work was sent to other magazines that were small or large. It wasn’t until 1856 when he first published a piece of work under his name making him famous. In his famous book ‘Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland’, the character Alice is believed to be inspired by a small girl named Alice Liddell. Lewis would tell Alice stories and she told him to write them down. He wrote different genres which were children literature, fantasy, and poetry and he also wrote stuff on mathematical logic and linear algebra. Other things he did was Alice’s sequel ‘Through the Looking Glass’, ‘The Hunting of the Snark’, and “Jabberwocky”. In 1867, Lewis went on a tour to Russia with Henry Liddon. In 1881, he gave up on