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The Rowing Trip to Godstow

When
4 July 1862
Where
River Isis
Part of
Lewis Carroll's boating trip that became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Dodgson and Duckworth rowed from Oxford to Godstow with the Liddell sisters for a picnic, during which Alice requested a story.

On 4 July 1862, Charles Dodgson and Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed up the river Isis from Folly Bridge, Oxford, to Godstow. The passengers were Alice Liddell (10), her sisters Lorina (13) and Edith (8). During this picnic outing, Alice asked Dodgson to entertain her and her sisters with a story.

Sources

  1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Alice Liddell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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