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Subject(s)

• Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)—Fiction [Browse]

Author of introduction

• Hunt, Peter, 1945- [Browse]

Illustrator

• Tenniel, John, 1820-1914 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Fiction [Browse]
• Novels [Browse]

Series

• Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) [More in this series]
• Oxford world's classics

Contains

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Through the looking-glass. [Browse]

Summary note

The "Alice" books are two of the most translated, most quoted, and best-known books in the world. Alice's encounters with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire-Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, and many other extraordinary characters have made them beloved by children. Yet they also appeal to adults fascinated by the many layers of satire, allusion, and symbolism about Victorian culture and politics. This new edition explores the phenomenal range of reference and the paradoxical appeal of two of the most inventive books in world literature. The volume has been deftly edited by one of the foremost children's literature experts, Peter Hunt, and it features the original, much-loved illustrations by Sir John Tenniel, newly scanned and reset for enhanced sharpness and clarity. Extensive explanatory notes give information on Carroll's political, social, intellectual, and personal allusions and sources. The book provides an extensive bibliography and a chronology of Carroll's life and times, and it also includes a deleted episode called "The Wasp in a Wig."--Publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages xlvi-l).

Contents

• Introduction
• A Chronology Of C. L. Dodgson / 'Lewis Carroll'
• Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
• Prefatory Poem
• Preface To The Seventy-ninth Thousand (1886)
• Preface To The Eighty-sixth Thousand (1896)
• Through The Looking-glass
• Chess Problem
• Dramatis Personæ
• Advertisement [For The 'Sixtieth Thousand'] (1893)
• Preface To The Sixty-first Thousand (1896)
• Through The Looking-glass, And What Alice Found There
• Christmas-greetings (From A Fairy To A Child] To All Child-readers of 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'
• An Easter Greeting To Every Child Who Loves 'Alice'
• Appendix: 'the Wasp In A Wig'
• Explanatory Notes

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ISBN

• 9780199558292 ((pbk.))
• 0199558299 ((pbk.))

OCLC

416248602

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