Introduction by A.S. Byatt Illustrations by John Tenniel Includes commissioned endnotes Conceived by a shy British don on a golden afternoon to entertain ten-year-old Alice Liddell and her sisters, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have delighted generations of readers i
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
β Scribed by Lewis Carroll
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd;Penguin Classics
- Year
- 2012;2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0141924659
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β¦ Synopsis
You never know where you'll find yourself in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll!
Join Alice in Wonderland, where nothing is quite as it seems.
On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a grinning cat and a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute . . .
With a wonderfully inspiring introduction by Chris Riddell, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the twelve brilliant classic stories relaunched with a lovely new cover.
PLUS A behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more...
Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), grew up...
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