'I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole... without the least idea what was to happen afterwards,' wrote Charles Dodgson, describing how Alice was conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell. His dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland and the back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig, time is abandoned at a disordered tea-party and a chaotic game of chess makes a seven-year-old girl a Queen. But amongst the anarchic humour and sparkling word play, puzzles, paradoxes and riddles, are poignant moments of elegiac nostalgia for lost childhood. Startlingly original and experimental, the Alice books provide readers with a double window on both child and adult worlds. This is the most comprehensively annotated edition available and includes the manuscript version of Alice's Adventures Underground and Carroll's essay '"Alice" on the Stage' written for the under Ground Theatre in 1887.
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is a classic tale that delights both
adults and children. Alice is taken on a magical journey through the
enchanting world of Wonderland, meeting all sorts of strange and
mysterious creatures along the way.One of my favourite books to read over and over again - Amanda (QBD)
Guest, 26/03/2022
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is a classic tale that delights both adults and children. Alice is taken on a magical journey through the enchanting world of Wonderland, meeting all sorts of strange and mysterious creatures along the way.One of my favourite books to read over and over again - Amanda (QBD)
Guest, 22/01/2019
