Lorina liddell biography

The Real Alice

We all know the classic children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll—but few know the story of the very real little girl who inspired the beloved tale.

She Came From A Large Family

Born in , Alice Liddell was the fourth of ten children. When her father, Henry Liddell, became Dean of Christ Church in Oxford, the family moved to the new city—and an exciting chapter of Alice's life began.

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She Conversed With Adults At A ung Age

Alice's parents became celebrities at Oxford, introducing their children to the glittering world of high society. She learned social graces and could carry on conversations with adults. 

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She Was A Proper Young Lady

The Deanery hosted receptions, parties, and soirees. It was the perfect environment for the Liddell girls to grow into proper ung ladies. Alice's mother already had her eye set on the fut

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Lorina Liddell was the older sister of Alice Liddell. She accompanied her two younger sisters, Alice and Edith, when Charles Dodgeson (Lewis Carroll) told the original story to them on July 4,

In the book[]

Lorina was the inspiration for The Lory in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Later life[]

Lorina later married William Skene.

Relationship with Lewis Carroll[]

The relationship between the Liddells and Dodgson suffered a sudden break in June There was no record of why the rift occurred, since the Liddells never openly spoke of it, and the single page in Dodgson's diary recording 27–29 June (which seems to cover the period in which it began) was missing. Until recently, the only source for what happened on that day had been speculation, and generally centered on the idea that Alice Liddell was, somehow, the cause of the break. It was long suspected that her mother disapprov

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Alice Liddell

Basis of the character in "Alice in Wonderland"

Alice Liddell
Liddell, aged 7, photographed by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) in
Born	Alice Pleasance Liddell ()4 May Westminster, London, England
Died	16 November () (aged&#;82) Westerham, Kent, England
Other&#;names	Alice Hargreaves
Spouse
Children	3
Parent(s)	Henry Liddell Lorina Reeve

Alice Pleasance Hargreaves (néeLiddell, ;^[1] 4 May – 16 November ) was an English woman who, in her childhood, was an acquaintance and photography subject of Lewis Carroll. One of the stories he told her during a boating trip became the classic children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She shared her name with "Alice", the story's protagonist, but scholars disagree about the extent to which the character was based upon her.^[2][3]

Early life

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Alice Liddell was the fourth of the ten children of Henry Liddell, ecclesiastical dean of