Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) / Льюис Кэрролл (1832-1898)

Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Dodgson, the man who wrote a famous book for children, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University, where he studied mathematics. In a few years he began to teach this subject at the university.Charles Dodgson had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend Henry George Liddell, who had a large family. There were three little girls in the Liddell family.Dodgson liked Alice, who was four years old. He often told her interesting stories which he made up himself. Charles told Alice the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland. Alice liked the stories very much. When Alice Liddell was ten years old, she asked Charles to write down these stories for her and he did so. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice too. A friend of the Liddells, who was a writer, read this handwritten book and liked it very much. He said that other children in England must read it too. Charles Dodgson decided to publish the book and took the pen-name of Lewis Carroll.After Lewis Carroll received the money for his book, he together with his friend Henry Liddell began to travel in Europe. They went to France, Germany and Russia.