Was Alice in Wonderland successful

Yes, Only because during the victorian era , often times Children's Books charaters were sickly sweet little goodie-goodie's, and naughty children were always punished, sometimes horribly. Alice acted like a real child. she was frequently naughty, disobedient, and downright rude to adults in authority ( such as the red queen). But Alice got away with it and quickly became a favourite.