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 in more than eighty languages. 'The clue to the enduring fascination and greatness of the Alice books,' writes A. S. Byatt in her Introduction, 'lies in language. . . . It is play, and word-play, and its endless intriguing puzzles continue to reveal themselves long after we have ceased to be children....
By:
Lewis Carroll Illustrated by:
John Tenniel Introduction by:
A. S. Byatt Imprint: Random House Country of Publication: United States Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 201mm,
Width: 131mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 249g ISBN:9780375761386 ISBN 10: 0375761381 Series:Modern Library Classics Pages: 304 Publication Date:01 May 2003 Recommended Age: From 8 to 11 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Other merchandise Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Only Lewis Carroll has shown us the world upside down as a child sees it, and has made us laugh as children laugh. <b>Virginia Woolf</b>