“1: Born in Cheshire, Charles Dodgson was the third of eleven children.
2: Lewis Carroll’s real name was Charles L. Dodgson. The pen name came about by taking his own name, Charles Lutwidge, translating it into Latin: Carolus Ludovicus, reversing the names and retranslating them into English, hence Lewis Carroll.
3: Dodgson’s first piece of work under his pen name was a romantic poem called ‘Solitude’, which was first published in 1856.
4: Dodgson suffered from a stammer and was deaf in one ear.
5: Alternative titles considered for ALICE’S ADEVENTURES IN WONDERLAND included ALICE AMONG THE FAIRIES and ALICE’S GOLDEN HOUR.
6: Dodgson denied that Alice was based on his real-life friend Alice Liddell.
7: An acrostic poem is where the first letter on each line makes up a word or words. Such a poem can be found at the end of THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS which spells out Alice Liddell's full name, leading people to believe that he did in fact base the character after his real-life friend.
8: Queen Victoria supposedly was a big fan of Dodgson’s work and suggested to him that he should dedicate his next work to her. Dodgson denied that this was true.
9: Dodgson took up photography and excelled at the art. He photographed many famous people including Alfred Lord Tennyson. But after 24 years of taking pictures, he abruptly stopped.
10: Chess figured prominently in Dodgson's work. References to the game can be found in THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. He took many pictures of people playing the game and it was reported that he himself was an avid player.”