-Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Written by University of Oxford mathematian Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, this children’s story imagines the adventures of a young girl in the fantastical world of Wonderland, which is located under England and accessed through a rabbit’s hole. Wonderland is inhabited by a variety of whimsical creatures, including anthropomorphized playing cards, the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat. While in Wonderland, Alice visits several imaginary places, including the White Rabbit’s House, the Palace of Hearts, and the Mad Hatter’s tea-room. Dodgson wrote the story for Alice Liddell, the daughter of a fellow Oxford professor. Historians and biographers have questioned Dodgson’s relationship with the young Alice and debated whether it was indicative of a sexual interest in children.