Lewis Carroll is an atypical figure in the photographic world mid-19th century. Children were his favorite subject, and for those whom he photographed, the process was pleasure, not torture (according to the recollections of the same Alice Liddell, who became the prototype of the heroine famous story one of the most famous children's books). While setting up his camera, Carroll never ceased to entertain his little models. interesting stories and make them laugh. He came up with a non-standard setting, built lively pictures and dressed the girls in costumes that he made himself, borrowed from friends or from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. He also constantly experimented with composition. the best photos Carroll is characterized as an inventive artist who was not afraid of unconventional moves. He has photographs taken both in the studio and outdoors. His children smile, laugh, feel sad, frown, pretend to be asleep, play, read, stand on windowsills and look out from behind trees. Carroll was familiar with the works contemporary photographers circle of the English artistic intelligentsia, such as the already mentioned Railider and Cameron or Henry Robinson and Lady Howarden. However, it cannot be said that he was influenced in any way by them. He developed his own style.
The laughing model is also quite a rare occurrence for a 19th century photographic portrait. Children in Carroll's photographs generally often express vivid emotions, despite the rather long exposure. Not every adult model could maintain the expression of a living and immediate feeling for 10-20 seconds.
Maybe, modern viewer What is intriguing in these photographs is the freedom with which children behave, unusual for the 19th century (in our opinion). The photographs are full of dynamics, the girls show emotions, often look directly at the viewer, and this look does not always seem innocent. That is, in Carroll’s photographs we see living children, not very similar to sedate little ladies and gentlemen, positioned against a painted backdrop and taking standard poses in a portrait studio. Perhaps if adults were present in the photographs, they would be perceived differently. Alice in Wonderland, with no one to look after her, is guided by her own thoughts about correct behavior, changes roles, reasons, asks, teaches, argues, finds itself in the most unexpected places and can even easily change in size. Lewis Carroll's little girlfriends behave as the course of the game suggests, which they would not play with every adult.
Charles Lutwidge (Lutwidge) Dodgson, remarkable English children's writer, an excellent mathematician, logician, brilliant photographer and inexhaustible inventor. Born on January 27, 1832 in Dairsbury near Warrington, Cheshire, in the family of a priest. In the Dodgson family, men were, as a rule, either army officers or clergymen (one of his great-grandfathers, Charles, rose to the rank of bishop, his grandfather, again Charles, was an army captain, and his eldest son, also Charles, was the father of the writer ). Charles Lutwidge was the third child and eldest son in a family of four boys and seven girls.
Young Dodgson was educated until the age of twelve by his father, a brilliant mathematician who was destined for a remarkable academic career, but chose to become a rural pastor. Charles’s “reading lists,” compiled together with his father, have survived, telling us about the boy’s solid intellect. After the family moved in 1843 to the village of Croft-on-Tees, in the north of Yorkshire, the boy was sent to Richmond Grammar School. Since childhood, he entertained his family with magic tricks, puppet shows and poems he wrote for homemade home newspapers (“Useful and edifying poetry”, 1845). A year and a half later, Charles entered Rugby School, where he studied for four years (from 1846 to 1850), showing outstanding abilities in mathematics and theology.
In May 1850, Charles Dodgson was enrolled at Christ Church College, Oxford University, and in January next year moved to Oxford. However, in Oxford, after only two days, he receives unfavorable news from home - his mother is dying of inflammation of the brain (possibly meningitis or a stroke).
Charles studied well. Having won the Boulter Scholarship competition in 1851 and received first class honors in mathematics and second class in classical languages and ancient literatures in 1852, the young man was admitted to scientific work, and also received the right to lecture in christian church, which he subsequently used for 26 years. In 1854 he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Oxford, where subsequently, after receiving his master's degree (1857), he worked, including the position of professor of mathematics (1855-1881).
Dr. Dodgson lived in a small house with turrets and was one of the landmarks of Oxford. His appearance and manner of speech were remarkable: slight asymmetry of the face, poor hearing (he was deaf in one ear), and a strong stutter. Charles delivered his lectures in a clipped, flat, lifeless tone. He avoided making acquaintances and spent hours wandering around the neighborhood. He had several favorite activities to which he devoted everything free time. Dodgson worked very hard - he got up at dawn and sat down at his desk. In order not to interrupt his work, he ate almost nothing during the day. A glass of sherry, a few cookies - and back to the desk.
Lewis Carroll Even at a young age, Dodgson drew a lot, tried his pen in poetry, wrote stories, sending his works to various magazines. Between 1854 and 1856 His works, mostly humorous and satirical, have appeared in national publications (Comic Times, The Train, Whitby Gazette and Oxford Critic). In 1856, a short romantic poem, “Solitude,” appeared in The Train under the pseudonym “Lewis Carroll.”
He invented his pseudonym in the following way: he “translated” the name Charles Lutwidge into Latin (it turned out Carolus Ludovicus), and then returned the “truly English” appearance to the Latin version. Carroll signed all his literary (“frivolous”) experiments with a pseudonym, and put his real name only in the titles of mathematical works (“Notes on plane algebraic geometry,” 1860, “Information from the theory of determinants,” 1866). Among a number of Dodgson's mathematical works, the work “Euclid and His Modern Rivals” (the last author's edition - 1879) stands out.
In 1861, Carroll took holy orders and became a deacon of the Church of England; This event, as well as the statute of Oxford Christ Church College, according to which professors had no right to marry, forced Carroll to abandon his vague matrimonial plans. At Oxford he met Henry Liddell, dean of Christ Church College, and eventually became a friend of the Liddell family. It was easiest for him to find mutual language with the dean’s daughters - Alisa, Lorina and Edith; In general, Carroll got along with children much faster and easier than with adults - this was the case with the children of George MacDonald and the offspring of Alfred Tennyson.
Young Charles Dodgson was approximately six feet tall, slender and handsome, with curly brown hair and blue eyes, but it is believed that due to his stuttering, he had difficulty communicating with adults, but with children he relaxed, became free and fast in his speech.
It was the acquaintance and friendship with the Liddell sisters that led to the birth of the fairy tale “Alice in Wonderland” (1865), which instantly made Carroll famous. The first edition of Alice was illustrated by the artist John Tenniel, whose illustrations are considered classics today.
Lewis Carroll The incredible commercial success of the first Alice book changed Dodgson's life, as Lewis Carroll became quite famous all over the world, his mailbox was flooded with letters from admirers, and he began to earn very significant sums of money. However, Dodgson never abandoned his modest life and church positions.
In 1867 Charles first and last time leaves England and makes a very unusual trip to Russia for those times. Visits Calais, Brussels, Potsdam, Danzig, Koenigsberg along the way, spends a month in Russia, returns to England via Vilna, Warsaw, Ems, Paris. In Russia, Dodgson visits St. Petersburg and its environs, Moscow, Sergiev Posad, and a fair in Nizhny Novgorod.
The first fairy tale was followed by a second book, “Alice Through the Looking Glass” (1871), the gloomy content of which was reflected in the death of Carroll’s father (1868) and the many years of depression that followed.
What is remarkable about Alice's adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, which have become the most famous children's books? On the one hand, this is a fascinating story for children with descriptions of travel to fantasy worlds with whimsical heroes who have forever become idols of children - who doesn’t know the March Hare or the Red Queen, the Quasi Turtle or Cheshire cat, Humpty Dumpty? The combination of imagination and absurdity makes the author’s style inimitable, the author’s ingenious imagination and play on words brings us finds that play on common sayings and proverbs, surreal situations break the usual stereotypes. At the same time, famous physicists and mathematicians (including M. Gardner) were surprised to discover a lot of scientific paradoxes in children's books, and episodes of Alice's adventures were often discussed in scientific articles.
Five years later, The Hunting of the Snark (1876), a fantasy poem describing the adventures of a bizarre team of variously inappropriate creatures and one beaver, was published; it was the last widely famous work Carroll. Interestingly, the painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti was convinced that the poem was written about him.
Carroll's interests are multifaceted. The late 70s and 1880s are characterized by the fact that Carroll publishes collections of riddles and games (“Doublets”, 1879; “ Logic game", 1886; “Mathematical curiosities”, 1888-1893), writes poetry (collection “Poems? Meaning?”, 1883). Carroll went down in literary history as the writer of “nonsense,” including rhymes for children in which their name was “baked” and acrostics.
In addition to mathematics and literature, Carroll devoted a lot of time to photography. Although he was an amateur photographer, a number of his photographs were included, so to speak, in the annals of world photographic chronicles: these are photographs of Alfred Tennyson, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, actress Ellen Terry and many others. Carroll was especially good at taking pictures of children. However, in the early 80s, he abandoned photography, declaring that he was “tired” of this hobby. Carroll is considered one of the most famous photographers of the second half of the 19th century century.
Carroll continues to write - on December 12, 1889, the first part of the novel “Sylvie and Bruno” was published, and at the end of 1893 the second, but literary critics reacted to the work with lukewarmness.
Lewis Carroll died in Guildford, Surry County, on January 14, 1898, at the home of his seven sisters, from pneumonia that broke out after influenza. He was less than sixty-six years old. In January 1898, most of Carroll's handwritten legacy was burned by his brothers Wilfred and Skeffington, who did not know what to do with the piles of papers that their “learned brother” left behind in the rooms at Christ Church College. In that fire, not only manuscripts disappeared, but also some of the negatives, drawings, manuscripts, pages of a multi-volume diary, bags of letters written to the strange Doctor Dodgson by friends, acquaintances, ordinary people, children. The turn has come to the library of three thousand books (literally fantastic literature) - the books were sold at auction and distributed to private libraries, but the catalog of that library was preserved.
Carroll's Alice in Wonderland was included in the list of twelve "most English" objects and phenomena compiled by the UK Ministry of Culture, Sport and Media. Films and cartoons are made based on this cult work, games and musical performances are held. The book has been translated into dozens of languages (more than 130) and has had a great influence on many authors.
This amazing story English writer and scientist. At the same time, the whole world knows him as a storyteller who wrote one of the most famous stories about the adventures of the girl Alice. His career was not limited to writing: Carroll studied photography, mathematics, logic, and taught. He holds the title of Professor at Oxford University.
The writer's childhood
Lewis Carroll's biography originates in Cheshire. It was here that he was born in 1832. His father was a parish priest in the small village of Daresbury. The family was large. Lewis's parents raised 7 more girls and three boys.
Carroll received his initial education at home. Already there he showed himself to be a quick-witted and intelligent student. His first teacher was his father. Like many creative and talented people, Carroll was left-handed. According to some biographers, Carroll was not allowed to write with his left hand as a child. Because of this, his childhood psyche was disrupted.
Education
Lewis Carroll received his initial education at a private school near Richmond. In it he found language with teachers and students, but in 1845 he was forced to transfer to Rugby School, where conditions were worse. During his studies, he demonstrated excellent results in theology and mathematics. Since 1850, Lewis Carroll's biography has been closely connected with the aristocratic college in Christ Church. This is one of the most prestigious educational institutions at Oxford University. Over time, he transferred to study at Oxford.
Carroll was not particularly successful in his studies, excelling only in mathematics. For example, he won a competition for giving mathematical lectures in Christ Church. He did this work for 26 years. Although she was boring for a mathematics professor, she brought in a decent income.
According to the college charter, another amazing event occurs. Writer Lewis Carroll, whose biography many associate with the exact sciences, takes holy orders. These were the requirements of the college in which he studied. He is awarded the rank of deacon, which allows him to preach sermons without working in the parish.
Lewis Carroll begins writing stories in college. A short biography of an English mathematician proves that talented people I have abilities in both the exact sciences and the humanities. He sent them to magazines under a pseudonym, which later became world famous. His real name is Charles Dodgson. The fact is that at that time in England, writing was not considered a very prestigious occupation, so scientists and professors tried to hide their passion for prose or poetry.
First success
Lewis Carroll's biography is a success story. Fame came to him in 1854; authoritative literary magazines began publishing his works. These were the stories "Train" and "Space Times".
Around the same years, Carroll met Alice, who later became the prototype of the heroines of his most famous works. A new dean arrived at the college - Henry Liddell. His wife and five children came with him. One of them was 4-year-old Alice.
"Alice in Wonderland"
The most famous work author, the novel "Alice in Wonderland", appears in 1864. The biography of Lewis Carroll in English details the history of the creation of this work. This is an amazing story about a girl Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into an imaginary world. It is inhabited by various anthropomorphic creatures. The fairy tale is extremely popular among both children and adults. This is one of best works in the world written in the absurdist genre. It contains a lot of philosophical jokes, mathematical and linguistic allusions. This work had a huge influence on the formation of an entire genre - fantasy. A few years later, Carroll wrote a continuation of this story - "Alice Through the Looking Glass."
In the 20th century, many brilliant film adaptations of this work appeared. One of the most famous was directed by Tim Burton in 2010. The main roles were played by Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Ann Hataway. According to the plot of this picture, Alice is already 19 years old. She returns to Wonderland, where she was in her distant childhood, when she was only 6. Alice has to save the Jabberwocky. She is assured that she is the only one who is capable of this. Meanwhile, the dragon Jabberwocky is at the mercy of the Red Queen. The film seamlessly combines live action with beautiful animation. That is why the film became one of the world's highest-grossing films in the history of cinema.
Travel to Russia
The writer was predominantly a homebody; he only went abroad once. In 1867, Lewis Carroll came to Russia. Biography on English language mathematics tells in detail about this trip. Carroll went to Russia with the Rev. Henry Liddon. Both were representatives of theology. At that time, the Orthodox and Anglican churches were actively in contact with each other. Together with his friend, Carroll visited Moscow, Sergiev Posad, many other holy places, as well as largest cities countries - Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg.
A diary kept by Lewis Carroll in Russia has reached us. short biography for children describes this journey in detail. Although it was not originally intended for publication, it was published posthumously. This includes impressions of cities visited, observations from meetings with Russians and recordings of individual phrases. On the way to Russia and on the way back, Carroll and his friend visited many European countries and cities. Their path lay through France, Germany and Poland.
Scientific publications
Under his own name, Dodgson (Carroll) published many works on mathematics. He specialized in Euclidean geometry, matrix algebra, and studied mathematical analysis. Carroll also loved entertaining mathematics, constantly developed games and puzzles. For example, he owns a method for calculating determinants, which bears his name - Dodgson condensation. True, in general his mathematical achievements did not leave any noticeable mark. But the work on mathematical logic significantly ahead of the time in which Lewis Carroll lived. The biography in English details these successes. Carroll died in 1898 in Guildford. He was 65 years old.
Carroll the photographer
There is another area in which Lewis Carroll was successful. A biography for children details his passion for photography. He is considered one of the founders of pictorialism. This trend in the art of photography is characterized by the staged nature of filming and editing of negatives.
Carroll talked a lot with famous photographer XIX century Reilander, took lessons from him. The writer kept his collection of staged photographs at home. Carroll himself took Reilander's photograph, which is considered a classic of mid-19th century photographic portraiture.
Personal life
Despite his popularity among children, Carroll never married and did not have children of his own. His contemporaries note that the main joy in his life was his friendship with little girls. He often painted them, even naked and half-naked, naturally, with the permission of their mothers. An interesting fact to note: at that time in England, girls under 14 were considered asexual, so Carroll’s hobby did not seem suspicious to anyone. Back then it was considered innocent fun. Carroll himself wrote about the innocent nature of friendship with girls. No one doubted this, that in the numerous memories of children about friendship with the writer there is not a single hint of a violation of the norms of decency.
Suspicions of pedophilia
Despite this, serious suspicions have already emerged in our time that Carroll was a pedophile. They are mainly associated with free interpretations of his biography. For example, the film “Happy Child” is dedicated to this.
True, modern researchers of his biography come to the conclusion that most of the girls with whom Carroll interacted were over 14 years old. Mostly they were 16-18 years old. Firstly, the writer’s girlfriends often underestimated their age in their memoirs. For example, Ruth Gamlen writes in her memoirs that she dined with Carroll when she was a shy child of twelve. However, researchers were able to establish that at that time she had already turned 18. Secondly, Carroll himself used to use the word “child” to refer to young girls up to 30 years old.
So today it is worth admitting with a high degree of confidence that all suspicions about the unhealthy attraction of the writer and mathematician to children are not based on facts. Lewis Carroll's friendship with his dean's daughter, from which the amazing "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was born, is absolutely innocent.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is a British writer, logician and mathematician, philosopher and photographer. He is known to his readers under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Most popular work is the story “Alice in Wonderland” and its sequel.
It is noteworthy that the man was left-handed, but for a long time he was forbidden to write with his left hand. Perhaps this was one of the reasons for his stuttering in adulthood. Charles was born on January 27, 1832 in the village of Daresbury, located in Cheshire. He spent almost his entire life in Oxford; nothing is known about the writer’s personal relationships today.
The writer's early years
The father of the future prose writer was a parish priest in the Anglican Church. His great-grandfather was Bishop of Elphin, and his grandfather fought in Ireland in early XIX centuries and even held the post of captain. In total, there were 11 children in the family, except for the boy. Charles had 7 sisters and three brothers. He was the eldest of the sons. As a child, Dodgson suffered from a stutter; he could not completely get rid of it even in adulthood. Because of this problem, the young man was on homeschooling.
At the age of 11, the boy moved to North Yorkshire with his family. A year after this, he was sent to a Richmond school. In 1846, Charles became a student at the prestigious private school of Rugby. He liked to study mathematics, but all other subjects caused the young man only boredom and irritation. Subsequently it became known that the gift to mathematical calculations the writer inherited it from his father.
Math talent
In 1850 Dodgson became a student at Oxford. The guy did not study very diligently, but already in 1854, thanks to his talent, he received a bachelor's degree with honors in mathematics. A year later he received an offer to lecture in mathematics. Charles remained at his native university for 26 years, already as a teacher. He did not particularly enjoy teaching, but he made a good income from it.
After graduating from Christ Church, students tended to be ordained deacons. To be able to live and teach at Oxford, the writer had to do the same. Despite this, he did not become a priest, unlike most of his colleagues. During his time at the university, the young man graduated about 12 scientific works. Among them, books such as “Logic Game” and “Symbolic Logic” especially distinguished themselves. Thanks to the work of Dodgson, the alternative matrix theorem was derived at the end of the 20th century.
Many scientists believe that Carroll did not do anything special for mathematics, but over time his research is increasingly being studied by his contemporaries. This is due to the fact that some of Charles's logical conclusions were ahead of their time. It was thanks to him that it was developed graphic technique tasks.
Author's works
While still in college, Charles began writing short stories and poems. Since 1854, his work could be seen on the pages of magazines such as The Train and The Comic Times. Two years later, the writer met the daughter of the new dean Henry Liddell, whose name was Alice. In all likelihood, it was she who inspired the young man to write famous fairy tale, because already in 1864 the work “Alice in Wonderland” was published.
At the same time, his pseudonym appeared; his friend, publisher Edmund Yates, helped the writer with this issue. On February 11, 1865, the young man offered a choice of three versions of the name: Edgar Cutwellis, Edgard W.C. Westhill and Lewis Carroll. It is noteworthy that the first two options were constructed by rearranging the letters in the author’s real name. The last version, which the publisher liked most, appeared thanks to the translation of the words “Charles” and “Lutwidge” into Latin, then back into English.
Since 1865, Charles has been demarcating all his works. Serious mathematical and logical works are signed with a real name, but for literature a pseudonym is used. That is why there is a significant difference between the writing style different works. Dodgson was somewhat prim, pedantic and modest, while Carroll embodied all the wildest fantasies of the prose writer. The first book published under a pseudonym was the poem “Solitude.”
In 1876, a fantastic poem by the writer was published, called “The Hunt for the Snark.” It was a success among readers and is still popular today. The genre of the author’s works can be described as “paradoxical literature.” The point is that his characters follow logic in everything without breaking it. At the same time, any action and logical chain are brought to the point of absurdity. In addition, the writer actively uses polysemy, raises philosophical questions and “plays” with words in every possible way. Perhaps this is what makes his works so beloved among adults and children.
"Alice in Wonderland"
The history itself popular fairy tale began quite by accident during a boat trip between Lewis and Henry Liddell and his daughters. On July 4, 1862, the youngest of them, four-year-old Alice, asked the writer to tell her a new an interesting fairy tale. He began making up the story as he went along, and then wrote it down at the request of the girl and his friend Robinson Duckworth. In 1863, the manuscript was sent to the publishing house, and shortly after that it was published. The book was a stunning success not only among children, but also among adults. It was republished annually.
After Alice's story was published, Carroll traveled to Russia for the first and last time in his life. By invitation Orthodox Church the man arrived in St. Petersburg, he also visited Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. In 1867, he wrote “Russian Diary”, in which he shared his impressions of this trip. In 1871, the second one, no less, saw the light success story, entitled "Alice Through the Looking Glass". Eight years after this, the initial version of the translation of the first part into Russian was published.
In addition to mathematics and writing, Lewis was also interested in photography. He is with youth He adored children and constantly communicated with them. It is not surprising that in Carroll’s photographs the babies looked especially natural and poetic. He became one of the first photographic artists in England; his works were even presented at international exhibition. Some of the images are currently stored in the National portrait gallery.
Lewis not only made art himself, but also appreciated the work of others creative people. Among his friends are John Ruskin, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. The writer also knew how to sing and loved to tell stories. various stories and even came up with some funny charades on his own.
In 1881, Carroll resigned as a teacher, but continued to live in Oxford. Shortly before his death, he published the novel “Sylvie and Bruno” in two parts. They were not popular with the public. At the age of 65, the man fell ill with pneumonia, which later became the cause of his death. The famous prose writer died on January 14, 1898 in Surrey. He was buried there, in Guildford, next to his brother and sister.
Lewis Carroll is wonderful English writer, an excellent mathematician, logician, deacon, a true master of photography and philosopher.
This one was born outstanding man January 27, 1832. His father was a priest. The boy grew up in a large family. He was baptized as Charles Lutwidge Hodgson. His first name was given to him by his father, and his second name by his mother. Lewis was a very smart child from infancy and amazed those around him with his extraordinary intelligence.
At the age of 12, the teenager enters one of the small private schools located in Richmond, where children are taught grammar. Lewis really enjoyed studying here, but as fate would have it, in 1845 he was forced to transfer to Rugby School.
In 1851 he became a student at one of the best universities in the world, Oxford. Lewis was given all subjects with ease, and due to the fact that from an early age he was interested in mathematics and had excellent abilities in this area, he was allowed to give lectures at the same college. Lectures brought young man not bad financial resources. Carroll worked here for 26 years. According to the college charter, the guy was obliged to take the rank of deacon. Create your first short stories and the guy started writing magnificent poems back in student years. He did not agonize over the pseudonym for a long time, but simply combined his names, changing their places.
In 1864, everyone’s favorite work was released into the world. famous name"Alice in Wonderland". This book Everyone liked it so much that it began to be translated into all languages of the world and filmed several times.
In 1871, the sequel was “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” which was no less loved by readers.
As for the writer’s real name, he published numerous mathematical works under it.
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Biography of Lewis Carroll about the main thing for children
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born on January 27, 1832. His father was the village priest of Cheshire, rector of the parish in Daresbury, where Charles lived his early years. He was one of 11 children; Pastor Dodgson took care of their upbringing and preliminary education on his own.
Always showing great ability in mathematics and science, Charles studied diligently. He was naturally left-handed, but his father forbade him to use his left hand when writing, which led to the boy developing a stutter. In his youth, he became interested in writing poetry, and then he came up with a pseudonym for himself, under which, subsequently, he was destined to become famous - Lewis Carroll - given name, translated into Latin and then back into the native language.
As a teenager, Charles Dodgson was locked up private school for boys, a well-known establishment in Britain called Rugby. He later recalled the time spent within the walls of this school with hostility. Here he finally established himself as a capable mathematician, which opened the way for him to Oxford.
After completing his studies at this prestigious university, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson received a position as professor of mathematics at Christ Church College, where he would lecture in this discipline for the next 26 years. He is also offered to take holy orders, but Dodgson is stopped by the thought that he will not be able to continue his passion for photography, as well as attend theaters and other social events, since this is not consistent with the title of clergy. He eventually becomes a deacon.
The beginning of a teaching career is associated with the flourishing of creativity. Under the youthful pseudonym Lewis Carroll Dodgson sent his poems and humorous stories to various periodicals, and they began to publish him. His satirical stories are very popular.
In 1856, Dean Henry Liddell came to the college, his family, consisting of his wife and five children, settled with him. Dr. Dodgson enjoys spending time among the young Liddells, especially highlighting little Alice; he feels relaxed with the girls, forgetting about his painful stutter and partial deafness. He begins to compose stories that are destined to glorify him in the future throughout the world - fairy tales, the main character which became little Alice Liddell, her sisters, even Charles Dodgson himself, whose image is depicted in the character of the Dodo bird and some others.
The Alice tales reflected Charles Lutwidge's many passions - including his love for logical problems, to chess. Suffering from insomnia, he often spent long nights composing ingenious puzzles, which were later published in separate collections.
Among other hobbies, professors note his great love to the theater, a deep understanding of the dramaturgy of Shakespeare's plays. His passion for photography probably stemmed from the passion for drawing that accompanied Dodgson throughout his life. He often made sketches for his own works, but his talent in this area was not recognized.
The life of a mathematics professor, single and childless, was calm and measured. As he grew older, he began to suffer from rheumatic pain, spent a lot of time walking, and was known as an eccentric and eccentric among his colleagues and students.
Once in his life, Charles Dodgson made a big trip - it was a trip to Russia, a rather unusual route for the nineteenth century. He visited St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, admired the unusual architecture and the performances of theater actors.
Lewis Carroll died of pneumonia on January 14, 1898 in Guildford while visiting his sisters.
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