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"Life; what is it but a dream?"
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Born: January 27, 1832, Cheshire, England.
Died: January 14, 1898, Guildford, England.
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Brief Bio of Lewis Carroll (provided by the Lewis Carroll
Society of North America):
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, was a man
of diverse interests - in mathematics, logic, photgraphy, art, theater, religion,
medicine, and science. He was happiest in the company of children for whom
he created puzzles, clever games, and charming letters.
As all Carroll admirers know, his book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
(1865), became an immediate success and has since been translated into more
than eighty languages. The equally popular sequel "Through the Looking-Glass
and What Alice Found There", was published in 1872.
The "Alice" books are but one example of his wide ranging authorship. "The
Hunting of the Snark", a classic nonsense epic (1876) and "Euclid and His
Modern Rivals", a rare example of humorous work concerning mathematics, still
entice and intrigue today's students. "Sylvie and Bruno", published toward
the end of his life contains startling ideas including an 1889 description
of weightlessness.
The humor, sparkling wit and genius of this Victorian Englishman have lasted
for more than a century. His books are among the most quoted works in the
English language, and his influence (with that of his illustrator, Sir John
Tenniel) can be seen everywhere, from the world of advertising to that of
atomic physics.
Resources:
LewisCarroll.org
Homepage of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America
Extensive
Biography
Contributed by Cameron Newham, this bio contains plenty of information, and
some fantastic pictures.
Lewis Carroll
E-Texts
Online versions of popular Carroll books. |
