The Eaglet is a character appearing in Chapter 2 and 3 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, a reference to Edith Liddell, Alice's sister. John Tenniels illustration for A Mad Tea-Party, 1865 Illustration by Arthur Rackham Alices Adventures in Wonderland is a work of childrens literature by the British mathematician and author Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... John Tenniel illustrated the first editions of the Alice books. ...

In this passage Lewis Carroll incorporated references to everyone present on the original boating expedition of July 4, 1862 during which Alice's Adventures were first told, with Alice as herself, and the others represented by birds: the Lory was Lorina Liddell, the Eaglet was Edith Liddell, the Dodo was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, and the Duck was Rev. Robinson Duckworth. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Alice Liddell, age 7, photographed by Charles Dodgson (1860) Alice Pleasance Liddell (May 4, 1852 - November 16, 1934 (disputed — see talk page)) was the inspiration for the heroine of the childrens classic Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. ... The Lory is a character appearing in Chapters 2 and 3 of Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, a reference to Lorina Liddell, Alices sister. ... The Dodo is a fictional character appearing in Chapters 2 and 3 of the book Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. ... Reverend Robinson Duckworth was present in the original boating expedition of July 4, 1862 during which Alices Adventures were first told by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). ...