Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll's favorite color was likely green, as evidenced by the frequent depictions of this color in his writing, particularly in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Yes, there have been films and television adaptations made about Lewis Carroll's life. One notable example is the 1985 film "Dreamchild," which explores the relationship between Carroll and Alice Liddell, the inspiration for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

There have been allegations and speculation about Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, being a pedophile due to his close relationships with young girls. However, there is no definitive evidence to support these claims, and many scholars argue that his relationships with children were more in line with Victorian societal norms rather than being indicative of inappropriate behavior.

"Grin like a Cheshire cat" was a well known phrase in Victorian England, and there are several examples of its use prior to Alice being written, so Carroll must have taken the name from there - perhaps because of his place of birth: Daresbury, Cheshire, England. The origin of the term is unknown.

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No, Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Dodgson) never went to jail. However, there have been speculations and controversies regarding his relationship with young girls, which have led to some questioning his behavior and intentions.

It's impossible to be certain of such a thing, but what we can say is the image of his paedophilia that has been prevalent for so long as largely based on misunderstanding and imagination.

It is reported that Lewis Carroll did enjoy the company of children, but according to how the stories went this seemed to be in a very appropriate manner. He spent time around the Liddell children, telling the stories that became 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

The source of the accusations is Carroll's indisputable love for young girls and the fact he took photographs of several girls posed in the nude.

It is argued that while photographing naked children is shocking to our twenty-first century sensibilities, it was not so remarkable in the Victorian era during which time nude photographs of children, which represented innocence and purity, were considered quite normal and were a common subject. And it is worth bearing in mind that Carroll always took his photographs with the full knowledge of and permission from the girls' parents.

Carroll had deep and loving friendships with several children. Those who described their relationship with him in later life all described it with warmth and fondness. None of his child friends ever suggested that anything inappropriate or discomforting ever occurred.

No, 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll is not a series. It is a standalone novel originally published in 1865. The story follows Alice's adventures in a fantastical world after falling down a rabbit hole.

I'm unable to provide a visual description of the 1928 cover of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. However, you can easily find images of the cover online by searching for it in a search engine or visiting websites that specialize in rare book collections or historic book covers.

Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898), a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University and a church deacon who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass (1871). Originally conceived as nursery tales for the daughter of family friends, they quickly became classics of children's literature. Carroll also wrote light verse, including The Hunting of the Snark.
If you mean Lewis Carroll, that was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Among many things, he was a writer and mathematician who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass", the popular "Alice in Wonderland" books.

This quote by Lewis Carroll emphasizes the idea that the most meaningful actions in life are those done for the benefit of others, rather than for personal gain. It suggests that true fulfillment and significance are found in selfless acts and in making a positive impact on the lives of others. Carroll's perspective aligns with the concept of altruism and the importance of empathy and compassion in our interactions with others.

Yes, Lewis Carroll, also known as Charles Dodgson, was famous during his lifetime. He was well-known as the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass," which became popular children's books soon after they were published.

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, is important in history for his contributions to literature with his famous works such as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." His imaginative writing style and unique characters have made a lasting impact on children's literature and continue to inspire readers and artists worldwide. Additionally, Carroll's mathematical and logic puzzles in his writings have also influenced the field of mathematics and logic.

Lewis Carroll did not illustrate "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" himself because he was not confident in his drawing abilities. He felt that a professional illustrator could better bring the story to life visually. John Tenniel was eventually chosen to provide the iconic illustrations for the book.

Lewis Carroll's sisters were named Lorina, Edith, and Mary. Lorina was the eldest, then Edith, and Mary was the youngest. They were close to Carroll and he often created stories and games for them.

The Boojum is a fictional creature featured in Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark." It is described as a dangerous creature that can cause a person to vanish into thin air. The Boojum serves as a mysterious and feared element in the whimsical poem.

True, he did! He stayed with Charles Dickens for a month.

Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was known for his imaginative and nonsensical writing style. He was a mathematician and logician, and his books often play with language and logic in whimsical ways. Carroll's unique writing style reflects his interest in wordplay and imaginative storytelling.

There is no record of how Carroll invented the word 'chortle' but, according to Martin Gardner, the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a combination of 'chuckle' and 'snort'.

Although the traditional colours of chess pieces are either white or black, other colours can be used so long as they contrast. Some chess sets have red pieces instead of black (I've played a few games with red pieces)

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Dodgson, was a British author best known for his works "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." He is renowned for his contributions to children's literature and his whimsical storytelling style that has captivated readers for generations.

• Let's pretend the glass has got all soft like gauze, so that we can get through. Why, it's turning into a sort of mist now, I declare!

• She was up on the chimney-piece while she said this, though she hardly knew how she had got there. And certainly the glass was beginning to melt away, just like a bright silvery mist.

• But how curiously it twists! It's more like a corkscrew than a path!

• 'Her petals are done up close, almost like a dahlia,' the Tiger-lily interrupted: 'not tumbled about anyhow, like yours.'

• 'I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere- and so there are!'

• 'Now then! Show your ticket, child!' the Guard went on, looking angrily at Alice. And a great many voices all said together ('like the chorus of a song,' thought Alice), 'Don't keep him waiting, child! Why, his time is worth a thousand pounds a minute!'

• 'I'm sure I'm very sorry,' was all Alice could say; for the words of the old song kept ringing through her head like the ticking of a clock, and she could hardly help saying them out loud: --

• They looked so exactly like a couple of great schoolboys, that Alice couldn't help pointing her finger at Tweedledum, and saying 'First Boy!'

• Here she checked herself in some alarm, at hearing something that sounded to her like the puffing of a large steam-engine in the wood near them, thought she feared it was more likely to be a wild beast. 'Are there any lions or tigers about here?' she asked timidly. 'It's only the Red King snoring,' said Tweedledee.

• 'If that there King was to wake,' added Tweedledum, 'you'd go out- bang!- just like a candle!'

• But he couldn't quite succeed, and it ended in his rolling over, bundled up in the umbrella, with only his head out: and there he lay, opening and shutting his mouth and his large eyes- 'looking more like a fish than anything else,' Alice thought.

• Her screams were so exactly like the whistle of a steamengine, that Alice had to hold both her hands over her ears.

• 'How can she knit with so many?' the puzzled child thought to herself. 'She gets more and more like a porcupine every minute!'

• - and these, being dream-rushes, melted away almost like snow, as they lay in heaps at her feet-

• 'And how exactly like an egg he is!' she said aloud, standing with her hands ready to catch him, for she was every moment expecting him to fall.

• 'I said you looked like an egg, Sir,' Alice gently explained. 'And some eggs are very pretty, you know, she added, hoping to turn her remark into a sort of a compliment.

• You see it's like a portmanteau- there are two meanings packed up into one word.

• 'Well, "toves' are something like badgers- they're something like lizards- and they're something like corkscrews.'

• 'To "gyre" is to go round and round like a gyroscope. To "gimble" is to make holes like a gimblet.'

• And a "borogove" is a thing shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round- something like a live mop.'

• (For the messenger kept skipping up and down, and wriggling like an eel, as he came along, with his great hands spread out like fans on each side.)

• And Hatta went bounding away like a grasshopper.

• Haigha took a large cake out of the bag, and gave it to Alice to hold, while he got out a dish and carving-knife. How they all came out of it Alice couldn't guess. It was just like a conjuring-trick, she thought.

• 'What's this!' he said, blinking lazily at Alice, and speaking in a deep hollow tone that sounded like the tolling of a great bell.

• What a noise they make when they tumble! Just like a whole set of fire- irons falling into the fender! And how quiet the horses are! They let them get on and off them just as if they were tables!'

• First you take an upright stick,' said the Knight. 'Then you make your hair creep up it, like a fruit-tree.

• Who are you, aged man?'

  I said. "and how is it you live?"

  And his answer trickled through my head

  Like water through a sieve.

• Whose look was mild, whose speech was slow,

  Whose hair was whiter than the snow,

  Whose face was very like a crow,

  With eyes, like cinders, all aglow,

• And muttered mumblingly and low,

  As if his mouth were full of dough,

  Who snorted like a buffalo --

  That summer evening, long ago,

  A-sitting on a gate.'

• Alice sighed and gave it up. 'It's exactly like a riddle with no answer!' she thought.

• 'Waiter! Bring back the pudding!' and there it was again in a moment like a conjuring-trick.

• 'Her Red Majesty's very kind to mention it,' the White Queen murmured into Alice's other ear, in a voice like the cooing of a pigeon.

• all the guests began drinking it directly, and very queerly they managed it: some of them put their glasses upon their heads like extinguishers, and drank all that trickled down their faces

• The candles all grew up to the ceiling, looking something like a bed of rushes with fireworks at the top.

No, Charles Dodgson wasn't mentally ill. Although he is reported to have been quite shy and to have suffered from a stammer.

There is also a theory that he might have suffered from epilepsy, but this is unproven.

the poem is very humorous and is a parody. it shows that the youth is arrogant.