Lewis Carroll in later life

1917

This evocative portrait shows Lewis Carroll (real name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in his later years, seated thoughtfully with hand to cheek, dressed in clerical attire. Though Carroll passed away in 1898, this photograph was likely reproduced in a 1917 edition of "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There," reflecting the enduring fascination with his work during the First World War.

Carroll spent his final years in Guildford, Surrey, where he lived with his sisters. A mathematician, logician, and Anglican deacon, he is immortalized as the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, works that bridged fantasy and logic in a way few others have.

📚 This image is not just a portrait; it’s a window into the mind that gave the world the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts.

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