The tale, initially titled Alices Adventures Under Ground, became Alices Adventures in Wonderland, which Dodgson published in 1865 as Lewis Carroll. Dodgson recalled the pivotal moment thusly: In a desperate attempt to strike out some new line of fairy-lore, I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole, to begin with, without the least idea what was to happen afterwards. Dodgson often spun fairy tales on these boating trips to pass the time, and on this particular afternoon the story was particularly well received by Alice, who afterwards entreated him to write it down for her. With him were three young friends from the Liddell family-the sisters Lorina, Edith, and Alice. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson took a rowboat out on the Thames. Book Synopsis One summer afternoon in 1862, the Rev. About the Book Forty years after Gardners groundbreaking publication of the annotated version of Carrolls most famous work comes this new version, featuring fascinating insights, Notes, and newly discovered line drawings.
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