Show Alices Alice's Strange Ventures Still Charm Children Books by Lewis Carroll in Wide Demand on Centenary Centenary Centenary Cen Cen- of Authors Author's Birth Although Alice in Wonderland was written 67 years ago by Charles e Dodgson under the pseudonym pseudonym pseudo pseudo- nym n m of Lewis Car- Car Carroll Carroll 1 roll it is still the L q most popular and v PL i widely read ch children's childrens childrens children's chil chil- l- l drens dren's book in the 4 Salt Lake public c library according rr rrt t to Miss Johanna L H. H Sprague libra libra- ta l' l rian ran 1 Mr r. r Carroll was l e born years ago Thursday at Daresbury Daresbury Daresbury Dares- Dares bury near Warrington Warrington War War- rington England He attended school it Richmond York- York shire He began writing for Comic Times in 1851 and was writing verse in a paper called The Train in 1856 He was ordained ordained or a deacon in 1861 but never took holy orders Not only are Alice In n Wonderland Wonderland Wonderland Wonder Wonder- land and Through the Looking LookingGlass LookingGlass Glass Carrolls Carroll's most noted works popular among children but hundreds hun of ups grown read them ever every year car declared Miss Sprague Children between the ages of or A 9 and 13 seem to enjoy the two books the most and we have calls for them almost daily Although the books book have been written so many years ago they always have remained popular and have never lost their charm The library now has 63 copies o of Alice in Wonderland and 16 copies of or Through the Looking Glass |