They picnicked on the bank, and returned to Christ Church late in the evening. The Liddell children, however, undoubtedly held an especially high place in his affections.Īlice in Wonderland began as a tale spun by Dodgson, when on July 4, 1862, Dodgson and his friend Robinson Duckworth, fellow of Trinity, rowed the three Liddell children up the Thames from Oxford to Godstow. Dodgson had also enjoyed the company of the children of the writer George Macdonald, the sons of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and various other chance acquaintances. Alice Liddell and her sisters Lorina and Edith were not, of course, the first of Dodgson's child friends.
He also spoke naturally and easily to children, a relief to him since he suffered from a bad stammer. He had a natural affinity for children, having been the eldest son with eight younger brothers and sisters. 24, 1851.Īlice in Wonderland grew out of Dodgson's entertainment of the children of Henry George Liddell, dean of Christ Church. He went into residence as an undergraduate there on Jan. After Rugby he spent a further year being tutored by his father, during which he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford (May 23, 1850). He endured several illnesses during this period, one of which left him deaf in one ear. Young Dodgson attended Richmond School, Yorkshire (1844-45), and then Rugby School (1846-50). The "Rectory Magazines", manuscript compilations to which the family were supposed to contribute, were created when he was 12. Charles showed a great aptitude for inventing games to amuse them. His family lived in an isolated country village and had few friends outside the family but found little difficulty in entertaining themselves. His father was perpetual curate there from 1827 until 1843, when he became rector of Croft in Yorkshire - a post he held until his death on in Guildford, Surrey. He was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, on Jan 27, 1832.
90 Language: English.Shadow Poetry - Resources - Famous Poets - Lewis CarrollĬarroll, Lewis, pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), English logician, mathematician, photographer, and novelist, best known for his fantasy, Alice in Wonderland.ĭodgson was the eldest son and third child in a family of seven girls and four boys born to Frances Jane Lutwidge, the wife of the Rev.
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