Writer · 1832 – 1898
Lewis Carroll
Wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, masterpieces of fantasy and nonsense that transformed children's literature, while pursuing a separate career as an Oxford mathematician.
Major Works
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Through the Looking-Glass
- The Hunting of the Snark
Impact Analysis
Carroll freed children's books from heavy moral instruction, showing that nonsense, wordplay and imagination could be high art, and influenced literature far beyond the nursery.
Historical influence score: 80/100
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