I recently finished reading Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, so I thought that I would do a little research on Lewis Carroll.
The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born in 1832. He is better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll. He was the oldest boy of eleven children. Lewis was educated at home with the rest of his siblings during the early years of his life. He later went to Rugby School where he excelled. In 1849, he left Rugby to attend his father’s alumni Christ Church in Oxford. After being there for only two days, he had to leave because of his mother’s death. Although his education was cut short, he succeeded tremendously after leaving the institution.
As a writer Lewis is primarily know for his writing of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. This, however, was not his first time being published. He had numerous articles presented in national publications. In November 1864, he presented a family friend the story about Alice. Many other novels followed with much success.
Lewis also enjoyed taking up new hobbies. In 1856 he began the art of photography. He soon was well-known for his talent as a photographer. At times he even considered making a living out of his hobby. He also invented word games that are still popular today. The word ladder is a brain-teaser that allows a person to form a new word by only changing one letter of the original word.
Later in life, Lewis took up life in the priesthood as an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. He continued to preach as well a write until his death in 1898.
The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born in 1832. He is better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll. He was the oldest boy of eleven children. Lewis was educated at home with the rest of his siblings during the early years of his life. He later went to Rugby School where he excelled. In 1849, he left Rugby to attend his father’s alumni Christ Church in Oxford. After being there for only two days, he had to leave because of his mother’s death. Although his education was cut short, he succeeded tremendously after leaving the institution.
As a writer Lewis is primarily know for his writing of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. This, however, was not his first time being published. He had numerous articles presented in national publications. In November 1864, he presented a family friend the story about Alice. Many other novels followed with much success.
Lewis also enjoyed taking up new hobbies. In 1856 he began the art of photography. He soon was well-known for his talent as a photographer. At times he even considered making a living out of his hobby. He also invented word games that are still popular today. The word ladder is a brain-teaser that allows a person to form a new word by only changing one letter of the original word.
Later in life, Lewis took up life in the priesthood as an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. He continued to preach as well a write until his death in 1898.
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