Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Dodgson. He was the man who wrote a famous book for children. The book is “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”.

Charles Dodgson was born in England. He was born in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student. He studied at Oxford University. He studied mathematics there. In a few years he began to teach. He taught this subject at the university.

Charles Dodgson had no family. He was not married. But he loved children very much. He often visited his friend. His friend was Henry George Liddell. Henry had a large family. There were three little girls in the Liddell family.

Dodgson liked one girl very much. Her name was Alice. She was four years old. He often told her interesting stories. He made up the stories himself. Charles told Alice about the adventures of a little girl. The girl was in Wonderland. Alice liked the stories very much.

When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down the stories. She wanted to have them. He did so. He wrote them down for her. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice too.

A friend of the Liddells read this book. The book was handwritten. The friend was a writer. He liked the book very much. He said that other children in England must read it too. Charles Dodgson decided to publish the book. He took the pen-name of Lewis Carroll.

After Lewis Carroll received the money for his book, he began to travel. He traveled with his friend Henry Liddell. They traveled in Europe. They went to France. They went to Germany.