Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Lewis Carroll

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Lewis Carroll by Lewis CarrollAuthor: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Mar 22, 2019

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Published by Project Gutenberg, this index file is not the text of any single work by Lewis Carroll but a directory-style gateway to many of his works. Its core value lies in offering readers and researchers a clear search path through Project Gutenberg's vast collection of free e-books, helping them quickly locate entries for Carroll's fairy tales, poems, and mathematical works. For readers familiar with English-language electronic resources who wish to browse Carroll's public-domain works systematically, this index saves the time of paging through entries one by one. It should be treated as a tool page rather than a reading text, and is best used alongside the full texts of specific works; because its content consists mainly of entries and link information, with little narrative or annotation, reading it on its own can feel dry, so it is advisable to use it with a clear search goal or research list in mind.

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About the author

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 Author

Lewis Carroll (Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898) is an English writer known for children's literature and nonsense narrative. The collection holds 26 of his works, with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as representative titles, alongside derived texts such as The Nursery Alice and translations into Finnish, French, Esperanto, and other languages, showing their wide circulation. His writing is distinguished by logical games, verbal puns, and bizarre imagination; through dreams and transformations it disrupts everyday order, and beneath the seemingly light fairy tale lie reflections on rules, growing up, and identity. These works are often classed as inspirational coming-of-age literature, yet are better regarded as classic fantasy that transcends age. Public information on the details of his life is limited, so this note focuses on the themes, style, and lasting influence of his works.