Lewis Carroll
Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Arthur Hughes, among other artists. He
also knew the fairytale author George MacDonald well it was the enthusiastic
reception of Alice by the young MacDonald children that convinced him to submit
the work for publication.
Talent J
From a young age, Dodgson wrote poetry and short stories, both
contributing heavily to the family magazine Mischmasch and later
sending them to various magazines, enjoying moderate success.
Between 1854 and 1856, his work appeared in the national
publications, The Comic Times and The Train, as well as smaller
magazines like the Whitby Gazette and the Oxford Critic. Most of this
output was humorous, sometimes satirical, but his standards and
ambitions were exacting. "I do not think I have yet written anything