'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' was written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, using the pen name Lewis Carrol. The story was created while on a rowing trip with a neighbouring family , the Liddells, and their children. Dodgson told the story of young Alice's adventures in Wonderland to amuse the children.
Some people say that the character Alice, was based on one of the children he was friends with, Alice Liddell. It is said that only after much begging from the children, did Dodgson actually develop the story more and type it up, sending it on to a publisher. John Tenniel illustrated all the characters for the book and it was published in 1865. It has remained popular with children and even adults as the tale plays with logic and can be used as a good example of literary nonsense.
The sequel to the book, 'Through the Looking Glass' was published six years later in 1871. The themes and settings for 'Through the looking Glass' make it kind of a mirror image of Alice in Wonderland, so that everything is in reverse.
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