A lokacin ƙuruciyarsa, Dodgson ya sami ilimi a gida. "Litinan karatun" da aka adana a cikin tarihin iyali sun ba da shaida ga tunanin da ya fara: a lokacin da yake da shekaru bakwai, yana karanta littattafai irin su Ci gaban Pilgrim. Ya kuma sha wahala daga stuttering <unk> yanayin da yawancin 'yan uwansa suka raba <unk> wanda sau da yawa ya rinjayi rayuwarsa ta zamantakewa a tsawon shekarunsa. A lokacin da yake da shekaru goma sha biyu an aika shi zuwa makarantar Richmond Grammar (yanzu wani ɓangare na Richmond School) a kusa da Richmond. Tambaya: a wane shekarun da aka shiga shi?
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