Looking at the life of Lewis Carroll, one can see that his most recognized work is famous for its creativity and imagination, which is important because all of his work is still existing in today's world. Lewis Carroll was a genius from a young age. He really liked mathematics and when he was older he invented his own games that had to do with mathematics. Carroll was also a responsible man who took care of his siblings after their parents died. His creativity and imagination continued in his literary works with some of his most famous books and in his work to make inroads into the entertainment field of today's generation. Carroll was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Chesire, England. His real name was actually Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he took the pseudonym we all know him by; of "Lewis Carroll" which was based on a Latin of his names in February 1856. He was educated at home by his parents and this demonstrated his great ability in mathematics. When he turned twelve he went to school in Richmond, Yorkshire (Wakeling). He was a man of many interests and a shy English gentleman who gave us the immortal Alice and the delightful inhabitants of Wonderland. His interests were his friendships and the poetry they inspired which were the most significant to him. He created wonderful nonsense, wild parodies of serious Victorian verse, intricate puzzles and acrostics, and a world of delightfully absurd adventure. He was an Oxford scholar, mathematics teacher and author of important treatises. He was also an outstanding and recognized photographer, a deacon of the Church of England and a devotee of the arts (Livingston 0). Carroll graduated in 1854, with honors in mathematics and third......middle of paper......October 18, 2013.Landow, George P. "Lewis Carroll: An Overview ." The Victorian Web. Np, nd Web. 10 November 2013. "Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures Under Earth - Introduction." The British Library. The British Library Board, n.d. Web. 10 November 2013. "Biography of Lewis Carroll." The biographical channel website. A&E Networks Television and Web. November 05, 2013.Livingston, Myra Cohn. Poems of Lewis Carroll. New York: Crowell, 1973. Print.SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNote on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2005. Network. November 10, 2013. "Themes and Motifs in the 'Alice' Stories." Lenny's Alice in Wonderland website. Ed. Lenny DeRooy. Np, nd Web. November 10, 2013. Awakening, Edward. "Lewis Carroll website." Lewiscarroll-site.com. Np, nd Web. October 24, 2013."Welcome home page." Lewis Carroll Society of North America. Np, nd Web. November 10. 2013.