Lewis Carroll’s Diaries

The creator of Alice in Wonderland was fascinated with maintaining a journal. The Lewis Carroll Society claims that he kept a continuous journal of his life from the age of ten until a month before his death. Each item is extensive and insightful, and the entries as a whole are essential for comprehending parts of his work. The only problem is that one-third of them are missing.

Some of the missing sections describe pivotal events in Carroll's life. Among these is his friendship with Alice Liddell, the 8-year-old muse for Alice in Wonderland. It's long been speculated that the adult Carroll had romantic feelings for Alice, and a dramatic falling out with her parents in June 1863 lends credence to this theory. Unfortunately, Lewis Carroll’s diaries from this time period have vanished, the pages burned by a Carroll descendant. If discovered, they might either preserve or destroy his reputation, as well as provide insight into the unusual psyche of one of the Victorian era's best writers.