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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lewis Carroll
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Illustrated by Sir John Tenniel
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Introduction and notes by Michael Irwin
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Series edited by Dr. Keith Carabine
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Series | Wordsworth Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781853260025
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Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Imprint |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Publication Date |
5 May 1992 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury This selection of Carroll's works includes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. No greater books for children have ever been written. The simple language, dreamlike atmosphere, and fantastical characters are as appealing to young readers today as ever they were. Meanwhile, however, these apparently simple stories have become recognised as adult masterpieces, and extraordinary experiments, years ahead of their time, in Modernism and Surrealism. Through wordplay, parody and logical and philosophical puzzles, Carroll engenders a variety of sub-texts, teasing, ominous or melancholy. For all the surface playfulness there is meaning everywhere. The author reveals himself in glimpses.
Author Biography
With an Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury
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