Why did Lewis Carroll write out Alice’s Adventures Underground for Alice Liddell?

Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote out Alice’s Adventures Under Ground for Alice Liddell at her specific request.12

During a boat trip on the Thames on July 4, 1862, Carroll told Alice and her siblings a fairy tale that he had improvised, which was partly inspired by a picnic they had attended a few weeks earlier. Alice was so captivated by the story that, as they parted at the deanery, she asked him, "Oh, Mr. Dodgson, I wish you would write out Alice’s adventures for me!"12

In response to this request, Carroll wrote down the story, illustrated it with his own drawings, and presented the hand-lettered manuscript to her. He initially had no intention of publishing the work, but after a visitor to the Liddell home read the manuscript and encouraged its publication, Carroll eventually revised and expanded the text into the classic book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.12