Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [Hardcover]

Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is, for most children, pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new". There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle and the Mad Hatter, together with a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be "curiouser and curiouser", seemingly without moral or sense.

For more than 130 years, children have revelled in the delightfully non-moralistic, non-educational virtues of this classic. In fact, at every turn Alice's new companions scoff at her traditional education. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that he took the "regular course" in school: Reeling, Writhing and branches of Arithmetic--Ambition, Distraction, Uglification and Derision. Carroll believed John Tenniel's illustrations were as important as his text. Naturally, Carroll's instincts were good; the masterful drawings, reproduced here, are inextricably tied to the well-loved story. (All ages) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The familiar cast of characters... takes on a bizarre life of its own with Steadman's black and white illustrations.--Cindly L. Carolan "Children's Literature " --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

A gorgeous new edition of Lewis Carroll's best-loved story --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Lewis Carroll's timeless classic brought to life by one of the most revered children's book illustrators of our time!
Suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!"
Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, an exuberant mix of fun and fantasy, logic and lunacy, silliness and droll splendor, revolutionized children's literature. Its influence has been immeasurable, and the story's cast of characters, including Alice herself, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat, hold a beloved place in our culture.
Now Helen Oxenbury, one of the world's most acclaimed illustrators--whose many books for children include the award-winning FARMER DUCK, by Martin Waddell, as well as her Tom and Pippo books--has brought her own special brand of magic to Lewis Carroll's classic.
And ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND is Helen Oxenbury at her very best. Her vision of Alice is unique and modern. Her Wonderland is fresh, whimsical, and lovingly created. With more illustrations than any other edition, this beautiful volume has all the warmth, depth of emotion, humor, and acute observations of people and animals for which Helen Oxenbury's work is so highly regarded. Join us in celebrating a major artistic achievement! And welcome back--to a Wonderland that is as astonishingly new as it is joyously familiar.

An absolute necessity for anyone, young, old, or in-between, who has ever read Alice.

The only edition in print of an early manuscript that was a vital step in the development of the Alice books, Alice’s Adventures under Ground is also accompanied by Lewis Carroll’s original illustrations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Rodney Matthews was born in 1945 in Somerset, England. He began drawing while still quite young, inspired by his father, who drew Walt Disney characters on the walls of their house. Whilst at School, Rodney became interested in the natural world, bringing home squirrels, magpies, snakes, frogs and toads! This interest has continued and evidence of it can be seen in many of the ideas in Rodney's work which he thinks of as exaggerations or extensions of natural forms. After leaving school and doing a brief but accident-prone stint helping his father with light engineering and wrought ironwork, Rodney studied commercial design at the West of England College of Art. He then served an apprenticeship in advertising before going freelance in the early 1970's. Since that time Rodney has become an internationally acclaimed artist, especially in the science fiction and fantasy genres, and his unique style has been used to create record sleeves, posters, telivision series, computer games,a nd of course, a number of very popular books. Rodney now lives in a farmhouse in North Wales that he shares with his wife Karin and their family. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.