Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

About  Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll is well known throughout the world as the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Behind the famous pseudonym was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a mathematical lecturer at Oxford University with remarkably diverse talents.

Born in 1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire, he spent his early life in the north of England (at Daresbury, Cheshire and in Croft, Yorkshire). He spent his adult life in Oxford and died at Guildford in 1898. Besides the Alice books, he wrote many others including poems, pamphlets and articles. He was a skilled mathematician, logician and pioneering photographer and he invented a wealth of games and puzzles which are of great interest today. Through his range of talents he has acquired great respect and has a large following. 

1832 (27 Jan)	Born in Daresbury, Cheshire.
1843 (Autumn)	Moved to Croft, Yorkshire.
1844 (Aug)	Attended Richmond School.
1845 (Nov)	Left Richmond School.
1846 (Jan)	Attended Rugby School.
1849 (Dec)	Left Rugby School.
1850 (May)	Matriculated at Oxford University (Christ Church).
1851 (24 Jan) 1851 (26 Jan)	Took up residence in Oxford. Mother died.
1854 (Dec)	Awarded B.A. (First Class Honours in Mathematics)
1855	Became Sub-librarian at Christ Church (until 1857). Became a Master of the House. (Oct 15). Appointed Mathematical Lecturer (until 1881).
1856 (Feb)	Edmund Yates, editor of The Train, helped Dodgson select his now famous pseudonym.
1856 (Mar)	With the help of Reginald Southey, Dodgson acquires his first camera
1857	Admitted as M.A. of the University.
1858	Became Senior Student
1861 (22 Dec)	Ordained Deacon
1862 (4 July)	Went on a rowing trip on the river Isis at Oxford, with friend Robinson Duckworth and the three daughters of the Dean of Christ Church (Lorina, Alice and Edith Liddell). During this trip he told the tale which later evolved into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
1865	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland published, illustrated by John Tenniel. For full details visit the page on the Publishing History of Alice.
1867	Went on a tour to Russia with Henry Liddon.
1868	Father died. Acquired the lease on The Chestnuts in Guildford, Surrey for the family.
1871	Through the Looking-Glass is published as a sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
1877	Spent the Summer vacation in Eastbourne for the first time, and returned there every Summer until his death.
1880	Gives up photography (last photograph believed to have been taken in July)
1881	Resigned his mathematical lectureship to devote more time to other publishing projects
1882	Appointed Curator of Common Room (until 1892).
1898 (14 Jan)	Died at Guildford. Buried at The Mount Cemetery, Guildford.