Friday, January 27, 2012

A Very Merry Birthday to Lewis Carroll!

Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (Source)

Lewis Carroll was born on January 27, 1832.  He is best known for writing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and its sequel Through the Looking Glass in 1871.  The name Lewis Carroll is a made-up name that the author used for his novels and poetry.  His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.  Besides being an author of fantasy novels, Dodgson was a mathematician.  He used his real name for his mathematical works.

If you're interested in reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or other works by Lewis Carroll, you can download them at Project Gutenberg for free!