In 1862, shy mathematician Charles Dodgson took three girls on a boat ride—and told a story that changed literature forever. He invented Alice, a girl tumbling down a rabbit hole into a world where logic bent, time paused, and nonsense reigned. That summer tale became Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, later published as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland under the name Lewis Carroll. Dodgson never imagined his playful invention would captivate generations, inspiring wonder, philosophy, and creativi