The Queen of Hearts as originally drawn.
But where did such iconic images begin?
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was a mathematician at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
The Queen of Hearts as originally drawn. (Photo: British Library viaWikimedia Commons)
Alice Liddell, whose name inspired the titular character, was reportedly enchanted.
She requested Dodgson write the story down, which he eventually did and presented it to her in 1864.
The book was then formally published in an expanded version with professional illustrations in 1865.
Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript drawings. (Photo:British Library)
It was an immediate success upon release, changing the face of children’s literature.
Doing so allows readers to relive the characters and adventures as they were first imagined.
Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript drawings.
Photo:British Library
Photo:British Library
Photo:British Library
