Interpretations of the widely commercially successful work ranged from its being a satire of mathematical advances (he was a mathematician after all) to a descent into the subconscious. The book tells the story of a young girl named Alice chasing the white rabbit and then experiencing surreal adventures in Wonderland. On the afternoon of July 4, 1862, Charles Dodgson (pen name Lewis Carroll), an Oxford University professor. The book was finally published as Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland in 1865, illustrated by professional artist Sir John Tenniel. First edition of Alices Adventures in Wonderland. Other alternative titles were Alice Among The Fairies and Alice’s Golden Hour. Under MacDonald’s encouragement, he brought the unfinished manuscript to MacMillan in 1863, and in November 1864, he presented her with a written and illustrated manuscript titled Alice’s Adventures Underground. Alice is the main character from the original books Alices Adventures in Wonderland and its satisfying sequel, Through the. Lewis Carroll / Getty Imagesīack in 1862, he had told the story to Alice, who begged for a written version. English mathematician, writer and photographer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898) with Mrs George Macdonald and four children relaxing in a garden.
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