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CARROLL, LEWIS (1832-1898)

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From: Young Students Learning Library
Date: 19960101
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, one of the most famous books ever written, was created by Lewis Carroll. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, and he was born in Daresbury, England. He graduated from Oxford University and became a mathematics teacher and writer there. He lived in Oxford the rest of his life. He never married, but he loved children and enjoyed story-telling.

Alice's adventures began one afternoon while Carroll and several young friends were sitting on the banks of the Isis River in Oxford. One of the friends was Alice Liddell, the daughter of the ...

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