Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Invention of the Story Outline

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

Dodgson invented the outline of the story that became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland during the rowing expedition.

It was on this expedition that Dodgson invented the outline of the story that eventually became his first and greatest commercial success. The story was conceived during the rowing trip on the river Isis with the three young daughters of Henry Liddell.

Sources

  1. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Lewis Carroll Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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