![]() ![]() 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and Literary SuccessĬarroll suffered from a bad stammer, but he found himself vocally fluent when speaking with children. "The Hunting of the Snark" displays his wonderful ability in the genre of literary nonsense. Apart from serving as a lecturer in mathematics, he was an avid photographer and wrote essays, political pamphlets and poetry. At age 20, he was awarded a studentship (called a scholarship in other colleges) to Christ College. As a boy, Carroll excelled in mathematics and won many academic prizes. His father, a clergyman, raised them in the rectory. The eldest boy in a family of 11 children, Carroll was rather adept at entertaining himself and his siblings. Early LifeĬharles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pseudonym, Lewis Carroll, was born in the village of Daresbury, England, on January 27, 1832. His most famous books include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Carroll was shy but enjoyed creating stories for children. At age 20, he received a studentship at Christ Church and was appointed a lecturer in mathematics. ![]() Lewis Carroll was an English fiction writer who wrote and created games as a child. ![]()
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