Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The central entry point to Carroll's fiction and the first of the canonical Alice books.
Author guide
Lewis Carroll Books in Order
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), an Oxford mathematician and writer whose nonsense fiction, poetry, puzzles, logic books, mathematical works, and children’s literature made him one of the most influential Victorian authors.
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Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
The best starting point for Carroll's separately published poetry.
The Game of Logic
A concise introduction to Carroll's playful approach to logic and puzzles.
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Books by series
children's-fiction-series · complete
Alice Books
Lewis Carroll's principal books featuring Alice, including the two canonical novels and a later adaptation for younger children.
- 1 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Book 1 · novel · 1865
Discover Lewis Carroll's beloved classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in this beautifully illustrated and carefully proofread edition. Featuring over 40 exquisite, original John Tenniel illustrations from the 1865 first edition, this…
- 2 Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Book 2 · novel · 1871
Once again, Alice finds herself in a peculiar place. In this sequel to ‘Alice Adventures in Wonderland’, Alice has climbed through a mirror and arrived in a world in which everything is reversed, like a reflection – including logic. It…
- 3 The Nursery Alice
Book 3 · children's-fiction · 1889 Optional
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a strange world inhabited by all sorts of unusual characters.
fantasy-novel-series · complete
Sylvie and Bruno
Carroll's two-part fantasy novel about Sylvie, Bruno, and parallel worlds.
- 1 Sylvie and Bruno
Book 1 · novel · 1889
Two little children meet adventure in such places as Dogland, Outland, and Elfland.
- 2 Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Book 2 · novel · 1893
mathematics-series · complete
Curiosa Mathematica
Carroll's two-part series of recreational and non-Euclidean mathematical problems.
- 1 Curiosa Mathematica, Part I: A New Theory of Parallels
Book 1 · mathematics · 1888
- 2 Curiosa Mathematica, Part II: Pillow-Problems
Book 2 · mathematics · 1893
logic-textbook-series · incomplete
Symbolic Logic
Carroll's projected multi-part logic textbook, represented by the published first part and a posthumous reconstruction from his papers.
- 1 Symbolic Logic, Part I: Elementary
Book 1 · logic · 1896
- 2 Symbolic Logic, Part II
Book 2 · logic · 1977 Optional
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (6)
- Lawn Tennis Tournaments: The True Method of Assigning Prizes
nonfiction · 1883
- The Principles of Parliamentary Representation
nonfiction · 1884
- A Tangled Tale
mathematical-fiction · 1885
The "A Tangled Tale" book is a collection of 10 humorous stories by Lewis Carroll. The stories, or Knots as Carroll calls them, present mathematical problems. The appendix is included and in it Carroll gives the solutions to the Knots but…
- Alice's Adventures under Ground
illustrated-fiction · 1886
A little girl ventures down a rabbit hole and embarks on a fantastic journey through Wonderland.
- Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing
nonfiction · 1890
- Feeding the Mind
nonfiction · 1907
Nonfiction (2)
- Isa's Visit to Oxford and Maggie's Visit to Oxford
memoir · 1899
- The Diaries of Lewis Carroll
diary · 1993
Essays and speeches (8)
- The Alphabet-Cipher
pamphlet · 1868
- An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves Alice
pamphlet · 1876
- Memoria Technica
pamphlet · 1877
- Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child
pamphlet · 1884
- Twelve Months in a Curatorship by One Who Has Tried It
pamphlet · 1884
- Three Years in a Curatorship by One Whom It Has Tried
pamphlet · 1886
- Curiosissima Curatoria
pamphlet · 1892
- Resident Women-Students
pamphlet · 1896
Poetry (5)
- Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
poetry-collection · 1869
This is quite difficult get hold of. It was expertly illustrated by AB Frost whose illustartion surpass those of Tenniels for the Alice stories and those for Sylive and Bruno. It's a collection of first class poetry in the surreal nature…
- The Hunting of the Snark
long-poem · 1876
This edition of one of the classic masterpieces of illustration has been re-originated from Peakes original artwork and includes a selection of his remarkable working sketches never before published.Celebrating the centenary of Mervyn…
- Rhyme? And Reason?
poetry-collection · 1883
- Three Sunsets and Other Poems
poetry-collection · 1898
- Useful and Instructive Poetry
poetry-collection · 1954
Plays (1)
- Euclid and His Modern Rivals
play · 1879
Other (17)
- The Fifth Book of Euclid Treated Algebraically
mathematics · 1858
- A Syllabus of Plane Algebraical Geometry
mathematics · 1860
- Notes on the First Two Books of Euclid
mathematics · 1860
- Notes on the First Part of Algebra
mathematics · 1861
- The Enunciations of Euclid, Books I and II
mathematics · 1863
- An Elementary Treatise on Determinants
mathematics · 1867
- The Guildford Gazette Extraordinary
ephemera · 1869
- Doublets: A Word-Puzzle
game-and-puzzle-book · 1879
- Euclid, Books I and II
mathematics · 1882
- Supplement to Euclid and His Modern Rivals
mathematics · 1885
- The Game of Logic
logic · 1886
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original…
- Circular Billiards
game-and-puzzle-book · 1890
- Syzygies and Lanrick
game-and-puzzle-book · 1893
- A Disputed Point in Logic
logic · 1894
- A Logical Paradox
logic · 1894
- The Rectory Umbrella and Mischmasch
juvenilia-collection · 1932
- The Letters of Lewis Carroll
letters · 1979
Frequently asked questions about Lewis Carroll
What was Lewis Carroll’s real name?
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), an Oxford mathematician, lecturer, and photographer.
What did Lewis Carroll do besides writing?
Dodgson taught mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1856 to 1881, contributing to geometry, symbolic logic, and voting theory. He was also a noted photographer.
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What inspired Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
The story grew from a July 1862 boating trip during which Dodgson entertained Alice Liddell and her sisters with a fantastical tale. Alice asked him to write it down, and Oxford friends, places, animals, and mathematical ideas also fed into the story.
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Why did Charles Dodgson use the name Lewis Carroll?
He created the pen name from Latin-derived forms of his names: Carolus for Charles and Ludovic for Lutwidge, which became Carroll and Lewis in English.
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Why is Lewis Carroll still important today?
His Alice books have remained in print and inspired generations of adaptations in film, stage, and television. His legacy also includes influential work in voting theory and a substantial contribution to nineteenth-century photography.
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