In 1840, Tenniel, while practising fencing, received a serious eye wound from his father's foil, which had accidentally lost its protective tip. Over the years, Tenniel gradually lost sight in his right eye;Martin Gardner, The Annotated Alice, p. 223. he never told his father of the severity of the wound, as he did not wish to upset him further.
In 1840, Tenniel, while practising fencing, received a serious eye wound from his father's foil, which had accidentally lost its protective tip. Over the years, Tenniel gradually lost sight in his right eye;Martin Gardner, The Annotated Alice p 223. he never told his father of the severity of the wound, as he did not wish to upset him further