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Alice in Wonderland

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Date: 19940901
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09-01-1994

Innocence. dreaminess. fantasy. wonder. whimsy. caprice. imagination.

Carroll, Lewis

July 4, 1862 Oxford don Lewis Carroll conceived of the idea for his enduring children's classic "Alice in Wonderland" on this day in 1862. Published some three years later, the book had its inspiration in a boat ride on the Thames River the author (real name Charles Dodgson) took with the young girl Alice Liddell, who served as namesake for the novel and its heroine. Credit: ARCHIVE PHOTOS. Object Name: Alice in Wonderland C195/35
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