One of the best-known lines in literature-"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"-comes from Lewis Carroll's poetry, which he wrote throughout his life to amuse himself and to give pleasure to his friends and family. This marvelous collection celebrates the full range of his verse-his nonsense, parodies, burlesques, and more-and includes such enduringly wonderful pieces as "The Walrus and the Carpenter," "The Mock Turtle's Song," and "Father William" alongside the brilliantly playful "Jabberwocky."
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CARROLL LEWIS
Lewis Carroll, seudónimo de Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, nació en 1832 en Cheshire, Inglaterra. Se formó en Rugby School y en Christ Church, Oxford, donde ejerció como profesor de matemáticas y lógica durante gran parte de su vida. Su producción literaria alcanzó reconocimiento con la publicación de Las aventuras de Alicia en el país de las maravillas en 1865 y su continuación A través del espejo en 1871. Además de su obra narrativa, destacó como fotógrafo de retratos y autor de tratados de geometría y poemas como La caza del Snark. Falleció en 1898 en Guildford, tras una trayectoria centrada en la docencia universitaria y la literatura.
