Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), a mathematics lecturer and deacon who is remembered best for his writing for children. Carroll began writing very young, and for many years his work appeared solely in magazines of his own making. These magazines, which he produced for his family’s enjoyment and edification, featured a wide range of writing, including poetry in numerous verse forms. It is in one such family magazine that Carroll originally published the opening lines of what would become “Jabberwocky.” The lines appeared under the title “Stanza of Anglo-Saxon Poetry,” which comically framed the quatrain as a long-lost relic of an Old English verse. As he grew older and began his career as a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford, Carroll began to publish his imaginative poetry and prose in various literary journals. He also produced many volumes on mathematics. However, he remains best known for two children’s books, both of which have been considered classics ever since their original publication: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). These books, along with later works like The Hunting of Snark (1876), demonstrate Carroll’s spirited imagination and love of word games.