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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 John Tenniel
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Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Fiction and Poetry |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:210 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108059589
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Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
44 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
3 January 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
An accomplished mathematician and photographer, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), writing under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, transformed children's literature with this world-famous classic. First published in 1865, this tale of the topsy-turvy was originally created to entertain the young Alice Liddell and her sisters during a picnic in the summer of 1862. The humour with which Dodgson enlivened his mathematical works is exploited to the full here: many of the now-familiar nonsense songs and poems in the story are parodies of contemporary works, and there are a number of allusions to mathematical concepts in the text. The illustrations by Punch cartoonist Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) depict the cast of much-loved characters - including the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter - with a brilliance which perfectly enhances Dodgson's gently satirical fantasy. In its universal appeal, the story remains unsurpassed.
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