The Humorous Verse of Lewis Carroll (1960)

The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (1939) The Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carroll (1982) The Collected Verse of Lewis Carroll (1932) Carroll died in Guildford, Surrey, on January 14, 1898. Also famous is Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky,” in which he created nonsensical words from word combinations. Both of these works were considered children’s novels that were satirical in nature and in exemplification of Carroll’s wit. Alice’s story began as a piece of extemporaneous whimsy meant to entertain three little girls on a boating trip in 1862. Carroll published his novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, followed by Through the Looking Glass in 1872. He primarily wrote comic fantasies and humorous verse that was often very childlike.

His interest in logic came purely from the playful nature of its principle rather than its uses as a tool. Many of Carroll’s philosophies were based on games. He abandoned both photography and public speaking between 18, and focused on his writing. One of his favorite models was a young girl named Alice Liddell, the daughter of the Dean at Christ’s Church, who later became the basis for Carroll’s fictional character, Alice. He also began to pursue photography, often choosing children as the subject of his portraits.

While teaching, Carroll was ordained as a deacon however, he never preached. His mathematical writings include An Elementary Treatise on Determinants (1867), Euclid and His Modern Rivals (1879), and Curiosa Mathematica (1888). He was successful in his study of mathematics and writing, and remained at the college after graduation to teach.

In 1846 he entered Rugby School, and in 1854 he graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford. From a very early age he entertained himself and his family by performing magic tricks and marionette shows, and by writing poetry for his homemade newspapers. The son of a clergyman, Carroll was the third child born to a family of eleven children. Renowned Victorian author Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27, 1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire, England.

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