Author: Carroll, Lewis
Edition: Main Market
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 288
Release Date: 14-07-2016
Details: Review I revelled in all the logical games, and the wordplay. It made me laugh till my sides hurt -- Richard Cohen ― Independent ‘Alice’ makes the logic of the everyday world appear nonsensical and the absurd make glorious sense -- Mark Hudson ― The Telegraph Product Description It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole and 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 and Through the Looking-Glass - in which Alice encounters the laconic Cheshire Cat, the anxious White Rabbit and the terrifying Red Queen, as well as a host of other outlandish and charming characters. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is brought to life by Sir John Tenniel's legendary illustrations in colour, and with an afterword by Anna South. From the Back Cover A beautiful illustrated edition of Lewis Carroll's classic story for children, with an afterword by Anna South. About the Author Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has delighted and entranced children for over a hundred years. Lewis Carroll was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he studied at Christ Church College, Oxford where he became a mathematics lecturer. The Alice stories were originally written for Alice Liddell, the daughter of the dean of his college Sir John Tenniel (1820 –1914) was a Victorian topical cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator. He is best remembered today for his work in Alice's Adventures Through Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass.
EAN: 9781909621589
Languages: English
Binding: Hardcover
Item Condition: New