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About the Author
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and Anglican deacon. From a young age Carroll wrote poetry and short stories, later sending them to various magazines, enjoying moderate success. Between 1854 and 1856, his work appeared in the national publications The Comic Times and The Train, as well as smaller magazines such as the Whitby Gazette and the Oxford Critic. Most of this output was humorous and satirical, and was all crafted with incredible care and attention to detail. In March of 1856 he published his first piece of work under the pen name through which he would become famous. This pseudonym was a play on his real name: Lewis was the anglicized form of Ludovicus, which was the Latin for Lutwidge, and Carroll an Irish surname similar to the Latin name Carolus, from which comes the name Charles.This pseudonym was chosen by his editor Edmund Yates from a short list submitted by Carroll.
The tipping point in his career was the publication of his first Alice. Subsequently his fame spread like wild fire and he became an international literary sensation inundated with fan mail and sometimes unwanted attention. Carroll’s writing remains as engaging and relevant today as it was when it first appeared and his legacy will inspire and endure for years to come.
This is the second book by Lewis Carroll to be published in a Thornwillow Press series. Learn more about the first title, The Walrus and the Carpenter here.
