Tag Archives: today in history

Giveaway: Happy Birthday, Alice!

Update: May 10th: The winner was drawn today. KDKH was the winner and has been notified. Thanks to all who entered!

ENTER TO WIN A FREE E-BOOK

Today (May 4th) is Alice’s (of Wonderland fame) birthday! This is a photo of Alice Liddell.

In 1862, the Rev. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), who was a mathematics don at Oxford, took three little neighbor girls out for a ride on a boat. On a hot, sunny July day, and in the company of his friend, Robinson Duckworth, the professor began to spin yet another fantastic story for the amusement of the girls. Alice, who was ten at the time, begged Mr. Dodgson to write down the tale for her. She was presented with a handwritten copy of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, illustrated by the author during Christmas 1864. That copy resides in the British Museum and is probably the most famous book in all children’s literature. The next year the rest of the world welcomed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland into history.

To celebrate Alice’s birthday, I’ll be giving away one E-book of Down the Treacle Well. To enter the drawing, leave a comment below. Contest closes Friday, May 10th at 12:00 (MST).

5 Comments

Filed under Books

Today in History (159 years ago):

Nov. 26, 1864: Lewis Carroll gives Alice (Alice Liddell) her copy of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. It goes on to become one of the most famous books in English literature.

Check out the multiple 5-star reviews on Amazon!! Read the Foreword Review in the holiday issue!

Book Description:

While visiting a museum in England, Ben and Kyle experience the extraordinary. Gazing at the Alfred Jewel, an ancient Anglo-Saxon artifact, they watch as it spins, contorts, and evaporates from its case, taking them with it.

Whisked back to Victorian England, the brothers are shocked to find themselves sprawled on the floor before Mr. Charles Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland.

They soon learn that the famous author’s muse, Alice, is missing. Alice has used the Alfred Jewel to enter Wonderland and, by so doing, has upset the time continuum. The only way for the boys to return home is to locate Alice and return her safely.

But Wonderland is a strange and dangerous place…

ORDER HERE: (from your favorite store)

bit.ly/3roGX9f

Leave a comment

Filed under Books