Lewis Carroll

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Lewis Carroll

• The author of books, stories,and poems appealing
  to children of all ages

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The author of the well-known story, Alices
Adventures of Wonderland
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The Life of Lewis Carroll

• Born in 1832
• Excelled in the mathematics
• Made the family magazine at a young age
• Published Alices Adventures in Wonderland while
  teaching at Oxford school in 1865
• Often gave books to little girls in the hospital
  to cheer them up

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More About Carrolls Life

• The name Lewis Carroll came from the original
  names Lutwidge and Charles
• Therefore, his real name isnt Lewis Carroll, it
  is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson or Mr. Dodgson

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Even More About Carrolls Life

• Carroll spent the later years of his life living
  with his sisters in the town of Guilford,
  Southern England
• He would be considered a child pornographer in
  this day and age due to his interest in little
  girls, cameras and photography
• Lewis Carroll died in Guildford on January 14,
  1898. He was buried in The Mount Cemetery,
  Guildford

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Awards and Honors

• Lewis Carroll has a plaque outside his home in
  Guilford, England
• Plaque called The Chestnuts was made by local
  children who incorporated his characters
• The Guilford Museum has a gallery in his name

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More Awards and Honors

• The Lewis Carroll Centenary Festival took place
  in Guildford, in May of 1998, to honor him
• Many events took place in 1998 to commemorate
  Lewis Carroll and the 100th anniversary of his
  death

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Influencing Works

• Jabberwocky
• Through the Looking Glass
• The Walrus and the Carpenter
• You are old Father William
• The Hunting of the Snark
• Alices Adventures in Wonderland

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Sources for my information

• http//www.heureka.clara.net/art/carroll.htm
• http//www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll.html

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Epilogue to Through the Looking Glass

• A boat, beneath a sunny sky,Lingering onward
  dreamilyIn an evening of July -
• Children three that nestle near,Eager eye and
  willing ear,Pleased a simple tale to hear

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Epilogue to Through the Looking Glass

• Long has paled that sunny skyEchoes fade and
  memories dieAutumn frosts have slain July.
• She still haunts me, phantomwise,Alice moving
  under skiesNever seen by waking eyes.
• Children yet, the tale to hear,Eager eye and
  willing ear,Lovingly shall nestle near.

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Epilogue to Through the Looking Glass

• In Wonderland they lie,Dreaming as the days go
  by,Dreaming as the summers die
• Ever drifting down the stream -Lingering in the
  golden gleam -Life, what is it but a dream?