Lewis Carroll, born Charles Dodgson, was a writer, mathematician, photographer and a religious man. Lewis Carroll is a British writer well known throughout the world. As a child, Carroll entertained his brothers and sister, as well as his best friend's children when he was an adult. Lewis Carroll faced many challenges as he matured, and although he had to overcome them, his imagination only grew in strength and never failed until his death. His artwork in the literary genre of children's fiction was a combination of his inspiration and imagination. Charles Dodgson was born in the old rectory of Daresbary, Cheshire, an isolated country village, on 31 January 1832. He was then baptized six months later. in Daresbury Church. Dodgson was born to the Reverend Charles Dodgson and his wife, Frances Jane Lutwidge, who was his first cousin. Dodgson was born the third of twelve children, he grew up close to his brothers and his father taught him many ecclesiastical values ​​and strict morals, due to their isolation. The Dodgson family consisted of the Reverend Charles Dodgson senior, his wife, eight children, including Charles Dodgson, and also their aunt Lucy Lutwidge. As a child, Dodgson showed great talent in making games, telling stories, writing poetry, and even drawing for his younger siblings. He also had a convoy, complete with railway stations, in the Rectory garden. He performed magic tricks wearing a brown wig and a long white robe and, with the help of his family and a village carpenter, created a puppet troupe and a stage, writing the plays and directing the puppets. He also made pets out of snails and toads and tried to create modern warfare by making little pieces of clay tubes… in the middle of paper… lark, Anne. Lewis Carroll a biography. New York: Schocken Books, 1979. PrintLederer, Richard. "Lewis Carroll's Magic Word." Word forms 43.3. (2010): 178+. OneFile. Network. March 31, 2011. "Lewis Carroll." St. James's Guide to Fantasy Writers. Ed. David Pringle. New York: St. James Press, 1996. Literary Resources from Gale. Web January 18, 2011.Rothstein, Edward. "The man who transformed meaning into enchanted absurdity." The New York Times. June 22, 1998. Web. January 18, 2011. Relieved. "LEWIS CARROLL - BIOGRAPHY." AMERICAN BUDDHA ONLINE LIBRARY.NP, nd Web. April 12, 2011. .McCoy, Kathleen, and Judith Harlan. “Lewis Carroll (1832-1898).” English literature since 1785.HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. 185+. General OneFile. Rete. 31, March 2011Merriman, CD "online literature". Carroll. Jalic Inc., nd Web. 14 April2011.