Alice's Adventure In Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventure In Wonderland, a wonderful, fantasy story for the children. A book written by Lewis Carrol about Alice, a young girl, bored at the river, see's a white rabbit with a pocket watch and waistcoat, oblivious to Alice remarks that he is late. Alice's inquisitiveness leads her to following the rabbit down a hole to which a whole new world awaits her. She meets a caterpillar, a Duchess who owns a Cheshire Cat. She ends up at a tea party with the Hatter and March Hare. She then returns to the room where she started her journey. Alice ends up in the croquet court of the Queen of Hearts. Other creatures that she meets on her journey to home are a Gryphon, a weeping Mock Turtle, the Knave of Hearts and the King. When Alice comments on the irrationality of a trial in which the Knave of Hearts is accused of stealing the Queen's tarts, the queen orders Alice beheaded only to be woken up from her dream by her sister.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 131281358X
• ISBN13: 9781312813588
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This should not be your first introduction to Alice.

An occasional review will focus on this point. Alice in Wonderland is no more a children's book than "The Lord of the Rings". Occasionally, this and “Through the Looking-Glass” are bundled. If you are lucky, they will include "The Wasp in a Wig," a recently discovered episode Carroll deleted from Through the Looking-Glass, but which fits into the story in interesting ways. The reason this five-star out of 5 stars book gets fewer stars occasionally is not because of its contents or purpose; it is because of either being mistaken for a kid's book, in which case one wonders why it is forced on kids, or it is so dated that even the reader thinks it is g-o-b-b-l-e-d-y-g-o-o-k. The original book is filled with references to contemporary items and wordplay from the era. Many modified and retold books lose this. If you fall into either of these categories, you need to purchase "The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition" first; this will clear up the understandable confusion. Be aware that every sentence is a play on words, a jab at the culture of that time. I will not go through the story, as that is why you are buying this book. However, I will say that it is a classic and should be part of everyone's cultural education. When you make it through this book and enjoy it, the next challenge should be "Alice's Abenteuer Im Wunderland,” German Translation. If you are also interested in sci-fi, then you should try to obtain a copy of "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Henry Kuttner. If you are into music, then “Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit.” An interesting view of Alice.