“...June 4, 1862. This date brings back memories of an old photograph. Sunny day, vacation. A modest deacon of thirty years old, a mathematics teacher at Oxford University (Christ Church College), surrounded by decorous girls. The deacon's name is Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Many Carroll scholars begin their articles from this date. I’m not a Carroll scholar, I just really love this writer’s books. And I decided that I would not be an exception and would also start from this date...”