Many of theĬharacters in the book would be instantly recognisable to them as they wereīased on people they knew, in and around Oxford. Of the Reverend Henry George Liddell, Dean of Christ Church. The Aliceīooks were based on stories he told to entertain the three eldest daughters Them with puzzles, games and stories he had devised. He was extremely fond of children and loved to entertain Lewis Carroll was the pseudonym of the ReverendĬharles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), a shy mathematics don at ChristĬhurch, Oxford. Surprising that the satirical and witty Alice books flourished,īeing enjoyed by adults as well as children. Instructional or were dry tales with a pious moral message so it is not Sold extremely well, with 15,000 copies being bought in the first seven It is the sequel to the immensely popularĪlice's Adventures in Wonderland (Macmillan, 1866). at Christmas, 1871 but post-datedġ872 on the title page. Lewis Carroll's classic Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found March 2000 Lewis Carroll: Through the Looking Please note that these pages are from our old (pre-2010) website the presentation of these pages may now appear outdated and may not always comply with current accessibility guidelines.
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