An exquisite 150th anniversary gift edition of Lewis Carroll's classic story in association with Royal Mail 28 pages Carroll Lewis ...

Everything that Lewis Carroll ever published in book form appears in this volume In addition at least ten of the shorter pieces have never appeared in print except in their original editions Included are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking-Glass Sylvie & Bruno Sylvie & Bruno Concluded The Hunting of the Snark & all of the poetry essays & phantasmagoria along with a substantial collection of his miscellaneous writings Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories is part of Barnes & Noble's series of quality leatherbound volumes Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather with beautiful illustrations & breathtaking endpapers These books make elegant additions to any home library ...

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This is the story of Alice a girl who falls down a rabbit hole into an amazing world known as Wonderland Here she will have the most marvellous adventures including meeting a rabbit with a pocket watch playing croquet with the queen & going to the Mad Hatter&s tea party ...

This beautiful hardback edition is one of five special Puffin Classics created in partnership with the world-famous V&A Museum & has a stunning cover design adapted from their William Morris collection You never know where you'll find yourself in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll! On an ordinary summer's afternoon Alice tumbles down a hole & an extraordinary adventure begins In a strange world with even stranger characters she meets a grinning cat & a rabbit with a pocket watch joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party & plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land Alice finds herself growing more & more curious by the minute ...

CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF ALICEAlice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing A bright & inquisitive child one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange creatures & attends a very strange tea party & croquet match This immensely witty & unique story mixes satire & puzzles comedy & anxiety to provide an astute depiction of the experience of childhood ...

Part of Penguin&s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design &I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole without the least idea what was to happen afterwards& wrote Dodgson describing how Alice was conjured up one &golden afternoon& in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell In the magical world of Wonderland & the back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom order is turned upside-down a baby turns into a pig; time is abandoned at a tea-party; & a chaotic game of chess makes a 7-year-old a Queen ...

Collecting Alice&s complete adventures a source of delight to children & adults alike for generations the Penguin Classics edition of Lewis Carroll&s Alice&s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass is edited with an introduction & notes by Hugh Haughton Conjured up one &golden afternoon& in 1862 to entertain Alice Liddell the daughter of the dean of Carroll&s college the dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland & back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down Following the white rabbit into his warren Alice falls into a world where croquet is played with hedgehogs & flamingos a baby turns into a pig time runs amok at a the Mad Hatter&s tea-party a chaotic game of chess makes Alice a Queen & the Mock Turtle & Gryphon dance the Lobster Quadrille But amongst the anarchic humour & sparkling wordplay unforgettable characters puzzles & riddles are poignant moments of nostalgia for a lost childhood Original & experimental adapted into countless film & television versions as Alice in Wonderland the Alice books give readers a window on both child & adult worlds This is the most comprehensively annotated edition available &

Includes:: the manuscript version of Alice&s Adventures Under Ground & Carroll&s 1887 essay " Alice" on the stage& Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Educated at Rugby School & Christ Church Oxford Carroll was appointed lecturer in mathematics in 1855 where he spent the rest of his life In 1861 he took deacon&s orders but shyness & a constitutional stammer prevented him from seeking the priesthood If you enjoyed Alice&s Adventures in Wonderland you might like Mikhail Bulgakov&s The Master & Margarita also available in Penguin Classics &A work of glorious intelligence & literary devices nonsense becomes a form of higher sense& Malcolm Bradbury

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The Penguin English Library Edition of Alice&s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll" Curiouser & curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so surprised that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English) " Now I&m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Goodbye feet!"&&I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole without the least idea what was to happen afterwards& wrote Lewis Carroll describing how Alice was conjured up one &golden afternoon& in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell His dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland & the back-to-front Looking Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down a baby turns into a pig time is abandoned at a disorderly tea-party & a chaotic game of chess makes a seven-year-old girl a Queen But amongst the anarchic humour & sparkling word play puzzles & riddles are poignant moments of nostalgia for lost childhood The Penguin English Library
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It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole & into the adventures in Wonderland that have kept readers spellbound for more than 150 years Collected here are Lewis Carroll's two classics
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
- in which Alice encounters the laconic Cheshire Cat the anxious White Rabbit & the terrifying Red Queen as well as a host of other outlandish & charming characters Brought to life by Sir John Tenniel's legendary illustrations delightfully coloured by Barbara Frith & including an afterword by Anna South this elegant Macmillan Collector's Library edition is perfect for old & new fans alike Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure

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