About the book: 1979 / Nina Mikhailovna Demurova (October 3, 1930 - July 11, 2021) - Soviet and Russian literary critic, researcher of literature in Great Britain and the USA, children's English literature, translator from English. Doctor of Philology. The book is dedicated to a prominent English writer of the 19th century, whose two fairy tales - “Alice in Wonderland” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass” - have long become the property of world culture. Based on new data that have only recently entered scientific use, the author recreates the image of the writer and scientist and analyzes his works in detail. The book is equipped with illustrations, including drawings and photographs made by Carroll himself. In addition to the paper edition of the essay, the electronic version of the book contains articles, appendices and prefaces by N. M. Demurova to various editions of L. Carroll's main work.