Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles L. Dodgson, the man who wrote a famous book for children "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".
Charles L. Dodgson was born in England in 1832. He got his early education at a public school. Then he became a student at Oxford. Charles studied mathematics and later taught this subject in the same college.
Charles Dodgson had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend, who had a large family. There were three little girls in the family. One of them Alice, was four years old. Dodgson liked Alice very much and he often told her interesting stories which he made up himself. Charles told Alice Liddell about the adventure of a little girl, and she liked the stories very much.
When Alice Liddell was about ten years old, she asked Charles to write down the stories for her, and he did so. He called the heroine of his book also Alice. This hand-written book had many pictures made by Charles himself. They were not very good pictures but the children liked them.
One day a friend of the Liddells, a writer, came to see the family. He saw the hand-written book made by Charles Dodgson and began to read it with great interest. He read the book until the end and said that it was good and that all the children in England must read it. Charles decided to publish the book but he did not want to do it under his own name. So he took the pen-name of Lewis Carroll. The book came out in 1865 and all the people who read it liked it very much. Later the book was published in the United States, in France and in Germany. The first Russian translation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" came out in 1923.
In England, the book was published very many times during the author's life and you can always find it in the bookshops of today. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is still a favourite children's book.
Charles L. Dodgson was born in England in 1832. He got his early education at a public school. Then he became a student at Oxford. Charles studied mathematics and later taught this subject in the same college.
Charles Dodgson had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend, who had a large family. There were three little girls in the family. One of them Alice, was four years old. Dodgson liked Alice very much and he often told her interesting stories which he made up himself. Charles told Alice Liddell about the adventure of a little girl, and she liked the stories very much.
When Alice Liddell was about ten years old, she asked Charles to write down the stories for her, and he did so. He called the heroine of his book also Alice. This hand-written book had many pictures made by Charles himself. They were not very good pictures but the children liked them.
One day a friend of the Liddells, a writer, came to see the family. He saw the hand-written book made by Charles Dodgson and began to read it with great interest. He read the book until the end and said that it was good and that all the children in England must read it. Charles decided to publish the book but he did not want to do it under his own name. So he took the pen-name of Lewis Carroll. The book came out in 1865 and all the people who read it liked it very much. Later the book was published in the United States, in France and in Germany. The first Russian translation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" came out in 1923.
In England, the book was published very many times during the author's life and you can always find it in the bookshops of today. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is still a favourite children's book.
ПЕРЕКЛАД
Льюїс Керролл був псевдонім Чарльза Л. Доджсона, людини, який написав знамениту книгу для дітей "Пригоди Аліси в країні чудес".
Чарльз Л. Доджсон народився в Англії в 1832 році. Він отримав свою ранню освіту в державній школі. Потім він став студентом в Оксфорді. Чарльз вивчав математику, а потім навчав цю тему у тому ж коледжі.
Чарльз Доджсон не мав сім'ї, але він дуже любив дітей. Він часто відвідував свого друга, який мав велику родину. У родині було троє маленьких дівчат. Одному з них Алісі було чотири роки. Додзсон дуже сподобався Алісі, і він часто розповідав їй цікаві історії, які він сам складав. Чарльз розповів Алісі Лідделл про пригоди маленької дівчини, і їй дуже сподобались розповіді.
Коли Алісі Лідделл було близько десяти років, вона запитала Чарльза написати їй розповіді, і він це зробив. Він назвав героїню своєї книги також Алісою. Ця рукописна книга мала багато фотографій, зроблених самим Чарльзом. Вони не дуже хороші картинки, але діти їх подобали.
Одного разу дружина Лідделлс, письменник, прийшла до родини. Він побачив рукописну книгу, зроблену Чарльзом Доджсон, і почав її дуже цікаво прочитати. Він прочитав книгу до кінця і сказав, що це добре і що всі діти в Англії повинні його прочитати. Чарльз вирішив опублікувати книгу, але він не хотів робити це під своїм ім'ям. Тож він взяв псевдонім Льюїса Керролла. Книга вийшла в 1865 році, і всі люди, які її читали, дуже сподобались. Пізніше книга була опублікована в США, у Франції та Німеччині. Перший російський переклад "Пригоди Аліси в країні чудес" вийшов у 1923 році.
В Англії книга була надрукована дуже багато разів під час життя автора, і ви завжди можете знайти її в сьогоднішніх книгарнях. "Пригоди Аліси в Країні Чудес" - все ще улюблена дитяча книга.
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