Some stories don’t begin on paper—they begin in the gentle current of a river, on a warm summer afternoon, with the sound of children’s laughter mingling with the splash of oars. One such story was born on July 4th, 1862, during a simple boat ride along the River Thames.

On that day, a quiet mathematician named Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—known to the world as Lewis Carroll—set off on an outing with Reverend Robinson Duckworth and the three daughters of the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford: Lorina, Edith, and Alice Liddell. It was young Alice who, full of childhood curiosity, asked Dodgson to tell them a story to pass the time.

What followed wasn’t just a tale—it was the spark of literary legend. Dodgson began to spin an enchanting yarn about a girl named Alice who tumbles down a rabbit hole and enters a world where logic bends, animals talk, and time has its own peculiar rhythm. Alice Liddell was so taken by the story that she begged him to write it down.

Two years later, in 1864, Dodgson gave her a handwritten manuscript titled Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, complete with his own illustrations. Encouraged by friends who saw the magic in it, he expanded the story and, in 1865, published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland under the now-famous pen name Lewis Carroll, with professional illustrations by John Tenniel. The book captured imaginations instantly—and continues to do so, translated into over 50 languages and adapted into countless films, plays, ballets, and more.

But the charm of Alice in Wonderland goes beyond its whimsy. The story is laced with clever puzzles, subtle satire, and reflections of Dodgson’s real world. The characters weren’t random; they were inspired by people he knew. Alice, of course, borrowed her name from Alice Liddell. The White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts—each character has been speculated to represent aspects of Victorian society, intellectual culture, or even Dodgson’s own psyche.

As a mathematician, Dodgson couldn’t help but infuse the tale with logic games and paradoxes. But as a storyteller, he created a world where curiosity was the hero, nonsense was a kind of wisdom, and childhood imagination triumphed over rigid authority.

Today, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland remains more than a children’s book—it’s a mirror reflecting both the boundless creativity of a storyteller and the social norms of a world on the edge of change. A tale that started with a river ride and a child’s innocent request now lives on in hearts and minds across generations.

Because sometimes, the most unforgettable adventures begin with just one question:
“Will you tell us a story?”

About the Author

A.L. Childers writes with the hope that her stories will do what the great classics have always done—capture imaginations instantly and continue to resonate across generations. Her dream is that her books, like those featured in Behind the Classics, will be translated into dozens of languages, adapted into films, plays, and more, touching readers around the world in the way timeless tales always do.

She doesn’t just write books.
She writes the kind of stories people carry in their bones.

A.L. Childers
Published Author, Advocate, and Your Partner in Thyroid Health

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