The story of Alice, who fell into a rabbit hole and got into the country of absurdity, appeared, as is commonly believed, on July 4, 1862. On this hot summer day in the company of three girls, eight, ten and thirteen years, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and a friend traveled by boat on the Thames. To while away the time of walking and relaxing on the shore, Dodgson told the story of the real adventures of the girls ' middle sister - Alice Lidell.