10 October (1869): Lewis Carroll to Georgina Watson For thirty-seven years, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—better known as Lewis Carroll—kept a meticulous record of letters sent and received, complete with a précis, date, and entry number. This register recorded an astonishing 98,721 letters sent, most of them brimming with his characteristic puzzles, puns, jokes, and ciphers. Some of his most delightful letters were written to children. Here, Dodgson sends Georgina Watson an illustrated letter on her birthday, explaining why he could not be with her to celebrate. © The Chestnuts, Guildford [After October 5, 1869] From The Letters of Lewis Carroll, edited by Morton N. Cohen. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. To Georgina Watson
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