What is the origin of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

Answer 1

the main plot of Alice in wonderland is that she starts a mysterious journey down a rabbit hole. she meets new people and weird creatures. In the end her journey ends up with her fighting a beast. Finally she returns home and denies her proposal.

Answer 2

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was written by Lewis Carroll, the pseudonym for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, and was first published in 1865. The story originated from a boat trip that Carroll took with the Liddell family, during which he first told the tale to entertain the daughters, one of whom was named Alice.

Answer 3

The real question is this: Is there a true story behind "Alice and

Wonderland"? The only way to find that out is to ask Charles Dogson (Lewis Carroll's real name) But hee is dead. I have always windered this myself and I wish I could help you more.

Answer 4

Alice's sister is reading her a book without pictures while Alice is day dreaming. Then, in the dream, Alice sees the white rabbit who is rushing because he is late. Then she follows the rabbit into a deep hole where her journey begins.

From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll:

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, `and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice `without pictures or conversation?'

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy- chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, `Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat- pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

Answer 5

At Oxford University, Lewis Carroll made friends with the new Dean's three daughters, Alice, Lorina, and Edith Liddell. They all used to enjoy taking rowing trips on the river Isis, also known as the Thames.

Alice in Wonderland was originally told to Alice Liddell and her sisters by Carroll on July 4, 1862, to pass the time during a 5-mile boat ride. The story was so well loved by Alice that she asked with Carroll to write it down for her. It took him 2 years, but eventually it was given to her in hand-written form on November 26th, 1874. It was called Alice's Adventures Under Ground.

Carroll showed the hand written manuscript to a publisher friend of his, who showed it to his son, who liked it so much he said he 'wished there were 60,000 copies'.

Carroll was persuaded to publish it so he lengthened it and had it illustrated by John Tenniel. It was eventually published by Macmillan on July 4, 1865 with the name Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Answer 6

Charles Lutwidge Dogson