Lewis Carroll

Part of the Chiltern Classics rangeWhen Alice discovers she can step right through a mirror, she enters a fantastical world of logic-defying reversals. She meets the Red Queen, who lets her join a giant game of chess playing out across the landscape. A lowly pawn in the game, Alice meets a host of extraordinary characters as she makes her way up the chessboard, determined to become a queen herself. Chiltern are publishers of exquisitely crafted editions of the world's finest classic literature. These beautiful books are a perfect mix of tradition and the very latest in printing techniques. With wonderful original, detailed and embossed covers, sparkling gilt edges, cream art paper, ribbon markers and stitched binding they are simply the most beautiful classics ever published.

The Dover Bookshelf steps into the whimsical world of Lewis Carroll with two of the English language's most popular and frequently quoted books. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, rabbits are chronically late, grinning cats disappear at will, and queens call for executions at the drop of a card. In the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, the inquisitive heroine becomes trapped in a madcap, topsy-turvy world and is regaled with memorable poetry, including the oft-quoted "Jabberwocky." Fall down the rabbit hole and rediscover the magic of Carroll's timeless tales in this marvelously designed hardcover edition. Readers young and old will be enchanted by this collectible keepsake, which captures Carroll's unique blend of nonsense and sophisticated wordplay and features all of the original illustrations.

Паэма Снаркаловы (The Hunting of the Snark) была ўпершыню апублікаваная ў 1876 годзе, праз адзінаццаць гадоў пасьля Алесіных прыгодаў у Цудазем'і і праз чатыры гады пасьля кнігі На тым баку Люстра. Гэты шэдэўр абсурду зьвязаны зь Люстрам тым, што выкарыстоўвае словы зь верша Жабавокі. Снаркаловы - надзіва змрочная паэма, і асобныя крытыкі мяркуюць, што яе тэмы (вар'яцтва і сьмерць) залішне дарослыя для дзіцячай літаратуры. Тым ня менш, мы ведаем, што Кэрал пісаў паэму з тым, каб яна спадабалася дзецям твор нясе акраверш-прысьвячэньне аўтаравай малалетняй сяброўцы Гертрудзе Чатэўэй, а яшчэ 80 асобнікаў кнігі Кэрал падараваў сваім юным чытачам з аўтографам. Многія зь ягоных дароўных надпісаў таксама зробленыя ў форме акраверша, што ўтрымлівае імя дзіцяці, якому прызначалася кніга. Неад'емным складнікам асалоды ад чытаньня паэмы ёсьць непазьбежны роздум над яе сэнсам. Самога аўтара неаднаразова прасілі патлумачыць, пра што гэты твор, на што ён нязьменна адказваў Ня ведаю. Такім чынам, чытачам паэмы застаецца толькі шукаць адказ самім... - "The Hunting of the Snark" was first published in 1876, eleven years after "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and four years after "Through the Looking-Glass". It is a master-piece of nonsense and is connected to "Through the Looking-Glass" by its use of vocabulary from the poem "Jabberwocky". "The Hunting of the Snark" is a strangely dark poem, and some critics believe that its themes-insanity and death-are rather too adult in nature for children's literature. We know, nonetheless, that Lewis Carroll intended the poem to be enjoyed by children: he dedicated the book in acrostic verse to his young friend Gertrude Chataway, and signed some 80 presentation copies to other young readers. Many of those inscriptions were in the form of an acrostic based upon the name of the child to whom the book was presented. Part of the pleasure of reading this book is in the inevitable musing about what it means. Its author, often asked to explain his work, invariably replies that he does not know. It is therefore open to readers of the poem to decide the question for themselves...

Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Red Queen and the White Rabbit all make their appearances, and are now familiar figures in writing, conversation and idiom. So too are Carroll’s delightful verses such as The Walrus and the Carpenter and the inspired jargon of that masterly Wordsworthian parody, The Jabberwocky.

'I read it once a year, without fail . . . it continues to be my unofficial guide to the English class system, the British imagination, and our particular sense of humour.' —Richard E. GrantThe Complete Alice is the ultimate edition of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic. This beautiful edition iIncludes both Alice'’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, as well as the ‘lost’ chapter The Wasp in the Wig. Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for over 160 years. Curious Alice, the White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts, the Hatter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and the Red and White Queens are among the best loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. Macmillan was the original publisher of both Alice books, in 1865 and 1871, and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. This beautiful new edition, published for the 160th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 2025, also includes a brand new introduction from Richard E. Grant, a foreword by Philip Pullman, and is packed full of amazing, exclusive extra content. A lively and authoritative non-fiction section draws on Macmillan's rich historical archive to tell the real-life story of how the Alice stories were written and published, making this the perfect gift for all fans of Alice, young and old. The Complete Alice also has a glorious freshly-designed cover with intricate embossed and foiled details, head and tail bands, foiled edges and a ribbon marker. The dreamlike illustrations, colour versions of Sir John Tenniel's originals, were produced in 1911 by celebrated artist Harry Theaker, under the direction of Tenniel himself, and the series completed by contemporary watercolourist Diz Wallis, making this a gift edition to treasure forever. '. . . The Alice books have lasted [so] long because they are full of delight . . . Nothing can last that long if it doesn’t cause delight.' —Philip Pullman

Among Walter Anderson's best-loved books, An Alphabet and Robinson: The Pleasant History of an Unusual Cat are much admired by children and parents, and have long been given as special gifts emblazoned with Anderson's unique art. In that vein and long in demand is this revived edition of Anderson’s Alice, which carries the renowned artist's visual translation of Lewis Carroll's classic story, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Anderson's Alice, though, is no Victorian doll as she is in the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel, Arthur Rackham, and elsewhere. Instead, Anderson represents Alice as an adventurer, capturing her spirit and her energy in bold lines. In Anderson's Alice: Walter Anderson Illustrates "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," ninety-two pen-and-ink drawings accompany the complete text of Lewis Carroll's original narrative. Anderson (1903–1965) drew them alone late at night as he recovered from an illness, and he considered them to be translations of words into visual images rather than illustrations. The story of Alice brought him comfort and inspiration, and he placed her wonderland close to his own homeland by localizing Alice's environment with backgrounds featuring the kinds of wildflowers and crabs that are native to the Gulf Coast. Walter Anderson, often intensely private within his community of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, observed and wrote about nature and produced thousands of drawings and watercolors of the plant and animal life on the Mississippi Coast. These show his strangely beautiful style and a rich and unchecked imagination. With these artistic gifts, Anderson infuses new life into Lewis Carroll's well-loved characters, who have delighted generations of children and adults.

Nonsens, Satire und logische Verdrehungen: Seit 160 Jahren begeistert Lewis Carrolls fantasievolle Kindergeschichte "Alice im Wunderland" Kinder, Eltern sowie Vertreter von Kunst, Literatur und Popkultur. Die Abenteuer und Begegnungen der kleinen Alice nach ihrem Sprung in den Kaninchenbau haben schon kurz nach ihrer Erscheinung Oscar Wilde, Queen Victoria und sp ter die Surrealisten, James Joyce oder auch John Lennon fasziniert. Im sittenstrengen 19. Jahrhundert war es au er der Norm, einmal alle Regeln der Wissenschaften und der Vernunft auf den Kopf zu stellen; und gerade deshalb wurde das bunt illustrierte "Alice im Wunderland" wohl zu solch einem Erfolg. Lewis Carrolls ber hmte Geschichte erscheint zum ersten Mal in einfacher Sprache und in Anlehnung an leichte Sprache. Der Text entspricht weitgehend der Norm DIN 8581-1. Der Inhalt ist typografisch besonders lesefreundlich gestaltet und reich bebildert. Das Buch eignet sich auch f r Leserinnen und Leser mit eingeschr nkter Lesef higkeit (LRS), Deutsch als Zweitsprache oder mit kognitiven Einschr nkungen.

Through the Looking-Glass the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 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, Lewis 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.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and The Hunting of the Snark are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor, and Anglican deacon. Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and The Hunting of the Snark are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor, and Anglican deacon. Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher.

The Hunting of the Snark (1876) was a fantastical "nonsense" poem written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898) and illustrated by by Henry Holiday. The poem explores the adventures of a bizarre crew of nine tradesmen and one beaver, who sets off to find the snark. It received largely mixed reviews from Carroll's contemporary reviewers, but was enormously popular with the public, having been reprinted seventeen times between 1876 and 1908, and has seen various adaptations into musicals, opera, theatre, plays and music. Painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti reputedly became convinced that the poem was about him.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 - 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer of children's fiction, notably Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. The poems "Jabberwocky" and The Hunting of the Snark are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor, and Anglican deacon. Carroll came from a family of high-church Anglicans, and developed a long relationship with Christ Church, Oxford, where he lived for most of his life as a scholar and teacher.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll (the pseudonym of Charles Dodgson). It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. One of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction, its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. There she finds that, just like a reflection, everything is reversed, including logic (for example, running helps one remain stationary, walking away from something brings one towards it, chessmen are alive, nursery rhyme characters exist, and so on).

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll (the pseudonym of Charles Dodgson). It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. One of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction, its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.

This textual commentary looks at how The Hunting of the Snark is structured, and comments on the poetic elements. It also discusses the history of the poem and of Henry Holiday's illustrations for it. A fascinating look at a poem which has been universally acknowledged as the greatest of all epic nonsense poems. Selwyn Goodacre has a large Lewis Carroll collection includ-ing over 2000 copies of the Alice books. He is a past chair-man of the Lewis Carroll Society, and edited the Society journal from 1974-1997. For years he has pursued a special interest in the text of the Alice books, which has led to his current com-mentary on, and analysis of, the way they were written.