The story of *Alice in Wonderland* originated from a boat ride on July 4, 1862. On that day, mathematician and writer Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was sailing along the River Thames with his friend, Reverend Robinson Duckworth, and the three daughters of the Dean of Christ Church: Lorina, Edith, and Alice Liddell. During the trip, young Alice asked Dodgson to tell them a story. He began improvising a tale about a girl named Alice who fell down a rabbit hole and embarked on fanta