LEWIS CARROLL AND WOMEN
Dodgson's photograph of the actress Ellen Terry, a close lifelong friend. Some have suggested her as a possible paramour or love object.
Beyond the mythology of his child-centred life, Dodgson enjoyed many relationships with adult women. Far too many to be detailed in the space available here.
Many of these friendships were very romanticised and flirtatious in tone, and some may well have been sexual, although he never overtly admitted that they were. Certainly they were the subject of some gossip and speculation during his lifetime
Constance Burch. Dodgson befriended her when he was in his early sixties and she was 38 years old. She dined with him in his rooms, went to London with him to see shows, and stayed with him at his sisters' home in Guildford.
Gertrude Thompson, a young artist Dodgson befriended. She holidayed with him by the sea and dined alone in his rooms. She left a memoir of her times with him.