Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection)

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Scholars debate whether Carroll in fact came up with Alice during the "golden afternoon" or whether the story was developed over a longer period. And in the aftermath of my thoughts I decided that the other stories in this book, I can either read later or just ignore since I don't have the motivation or desire to actually read them. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment.

C. (Lorina Charlotte); Tillie is Edith (her family nickname is Matilda); and Lacie is an anagram of Alice. The ballet was based on the novel Wheeldon grew up reading as a child and is generally faithful to the original story, although some critics claimed it may have been too faithful. I read this book fairly quickly and enjoyed it throughly it’s one of those rare classics that are super easy to understand!I doubt that a small child knows what it means for Alice to be talking to a blue caterpillar smoking a hookah pipe!

This compilation also features Carroll's novels Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, his masterpiece of nonsense verse "The Hunting of the Snark," and miscellaneous poems, short stories, puzzles, and acrostics.I enjoyed adventures in wonderland, through the looking glass, and a tangled tale but I feel the other story’s fell flat. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, was happiest in the company of children for whom he created puzzles, clever games and charming letters. Alice gradually grows in size and confidence, allowing herself increasingly frequent remarks on the irrationality of the proceedings. Well, now that we have seen each other," said the Unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you. Possibly the most iconic (and certainly my favourite) part of the book is the Mad Tea party – it is so comical that you cannot help but laugh at poor Alice who is trying to understand this nonsense while trying to get information so that she can get home.

The illustrations of the Lion and the Unicorn (also in Looking-Glass) look like Tenniel's Punch illustrations of William Ewart Gladstone and Disraeli, although Gardner says there is "no proof" that they were intended to represent these politicians. Carroll financed the initial print run, possibly because it gave him more editorial authority than other financing methods. Alice has provided a challenge for other illustrators, including those of 1907 by Charles Pears and the full series of colour plates and line-drawings by Harry Rountree published in the (inter-War) Children's Press (Glasgow) edition. This classic story follows a young girl named Alice as she falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures.Also included are the original, iconic illustrations by John Tenniel and an introduction by Lori Campbell.