Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” is Published

Lewis Carroll's book "Alice in Wonderland" is published.

1865

Lewis Carroll’s book “Alice in Wonderland” is published in the UK. In the story, Alice eats mushrooms that make her grow taller and become smaller. A caterpillar smoking a hookah on top of a mushroom suggests she try eating them. Some scholars contend that Alice ate psychedelic mushrooms, possibly Psilocybe.