No, Carroll didn't pay Alice Liddell for Alice in Wonderland.
He did however give her a hand written manuscript, especially composed and illustrated for her, which she later sold for a substantial sum.
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as a whimsical and imaginative story for a young girl named Alice Liddell, whom he enjoyed telling stories to.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice in Wonderland" as a story to entertain a young girl named Alice Liddell and her sisters during a boat trip. He was inspired by Alice's curiosity and imagination, and the story eventually became a beloved classic due to its whimsical and fantastical elements.
There are several answers to this question. As Lewis Carroll made up Alice in Wonderland as he went along, one afternoon in 1865, to entertain some children he knew, you could say that it took him no time at all to write it. One of the children loved the story and asked him to write it down for her. It took Carroll two years from when he was asked until he gave her the version he wrote down for her. He then decided to have the book published, so he edited, added to and rewrote the hand written version and it was finally published exactly three years after he first made up the story.
Lewis Carroll began writing "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" in 1862, and it was published in 1865. The story originated from a boat trip he took with a friend's three daughters, during which he improvised a tale to entertain them.
The Dodo appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Dormouse lives in a teapot in the story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.
Lewis Carroll included the riddle "Why is a raven like a writing desk" in Alice in Wonderland to highlight the nonsensical and whimsical nature of the story, adding to the overall theme of absurdity and wordplay in the book.
Lewis Carroll first created the Alice story whilst on a rowing trip on the River Isis, near Oxford, England.He was in Oxford when he wrote down the story, which he called Alice's Adventures Under Ground.He expanded the story for publication, also whilst in Oxford. This is the version which we know today; Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
Lewis Carroll included the riddle "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to showcase the nonsensical and whimsical nature of the story. The answer to the riddle is that there is no definitive answer, as Carroll himself admitted that he originally did not have an answer in mind.
Lewis Carroll first came up with the idea for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" during a boat trip with the Liddell family on July 4, 1862. The story was inspired by a request from Alice Liddell for a story during the trip, and Carroll later expanded on the idea to create the iconic tale.