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"This edition offers many of the essential notes of Gardener's Annotated Alice at a much more economical price. It's rare that you find such a useful version using Tenniel's illustrations at such an available price."--Karen L. Ruch, University of Alabama
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'So many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible' Alice in Wonderland
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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thou Read the first page
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Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thou Read the first page
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a VERY beautiful book.
I am guilty of often buying more than one copy of a book, one to read and one to keep.
This is one I would try to keep in good condition.
It has the original illustrations in it, looks like an 'old' book, one that would grace any library in a gothic type mansion.
As a book lover, I don;t just enjoy reading them, I enjoy collecting beautiful books too, and this is one of them.
I won;t comment on the story as, I suspect anyone looking at this knows the story very well but, if you want a beautiful book that you'll want to keep safe forever, this is certainly one.
I am guilty of often buying more than one copy of a book, one to read and one to keep.
This is one I would try to keep in good condition.
It has the original illustrations in it, looks like an 'old' book, one that would grace any library in a gothic type mansion.
As a book lover, I don;t just enjoy reading them, I enjoy collecting beautiful books too, and this is one of them.
I won;t comment on the story as, I suspect anyone looking at this knows the story very well but, if you want a beautiful book that you'll want to keep safe forever, this is certainly one.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You can help but fall in love with Alice as she snoozes in the sunshine. Out in the countryside, her brain melting in the heat, she sees a white rabbit go by worried that he's going to be late, and follows it down a hole.
The charm of the book lies in the way Alice responds to things. An endless fall, a bottle of poison and almost drowning in her own tears do not faze her. Characters who terrify others she dismisses and ridicules. Others whom society ignores she dances with and looks after. In this way she is the perfect heroine, and a delight for children because they love it when adults are shown up as the fools they are.
Alice is one of those stories everyone thinks they have read, like the Bible, but when you actually read it there is so much more there than the unending tea party and the famous remark 'You're nothing but a pack of cards.' Carroll's investigation of snobbery, violence, drug-use and the madness of social life remain brilliant and relevant today.
The charm of the book lies in the way Alice responds to things. An endless fall, a bottle of poison and almost drowning in her own tears do not faze her. Characters who terrify others she dismisses and ridicules. Others whom society ignores she dances with and looks after. In this way she is the perfect heroine, and a delight for children because they love it when adults are shown up as the fools they are.
Alice is one of those stories everyone thinks they have read, like the Bible, but when you actually read it there is so much more there than the unending tea party and the famous remark 'You're nothing but a pack of cards.' Carroll's investigation of snobbery, violence, drug-use and the madness of social life remain brilliant and relevant today.
43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
People tend to lump "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass (and What Alice Found There)" into one collection which has taken on the new title of "Alice in Wonderland". This is probably a product of the movies, which took bits and pieces from each and made a composite adventure. This was possible, because Lewis Carroll (a.k.a. Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) managed to make the stories so even in quality that they can be put together seamlessly. He also managed to keep the stories enough different, that one can still enjoy reading both of them one after the other, without the feeling that the second is just a retelling of the first.
To be sure, there are several ways in which the stories are similar, but not to the point where it detracts from the reader's enjoyment of the story. There are only three characters which appear in both books, one of which is Alice. The other notable characters (the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, etc.) are well distributed between the two books. Thus there is a looking-glass between the two, just as the looking-glass plays such a key role in the second book.
The Penguin Classics edition of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass" includes both books including the illustrations by John Tenniel. It also includes the original "Alice's Adventures under Ground" which includes Lewis Carroll's artwork. For additional features, it includes `"Alice" on the Stage' an article which Lewis Carroll wrote after seeing a production of the stage version, and it includes preface's to the books which Lewis Carroll wrote in 1896 for the 1897 editions. There are wonderful notes for both books, and a very informative introduction by Hugh Haughton. There is other supporting material as well. To sum up, this edition has pretty much anything one could want, other than a complete collection of Carroll's work.
A last comment on the introduction, it covers the biographical information for Reverend Dodgson, and the information on how the stories came about. Some of this information may detract from one's enjoyment of the story, but one can certainly understand the decision to include it for those who are interested in Reverend Dodgson and his life. All in all, this edition is packed with everything and will suit those who just want to read the stories as well as those who want to delve deep into their origins.
To be sure, there are several ways in which the stories are similar, but not to the point where it detracts from the reader's enjoyment of the story. There are only three characters which appear in both books, one of which is Alice. The other notable characters (the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, etc.) are well distributed between the two books. Thus there is a looking-glass between the two, just as the looking-glass plays such a key role in the second book.
The Penguin Classics edition of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass" includes both books including the illustrations by John Tenniel. It also includes the original "Alice's Adventures under Ground" which includes Lewis Carroll's artwork. For additional features, it includes `"Alice" on the Stage' an article which Lewis Carroll wrote after seeing a production of the stage version, and it includes preface's to the books which Lewis Carroll wrote in 1896 for the 1897 editions. There are wonderful notes for both books, and a very informative introduction by Hugh Haughton. There is other supporting material as well. To sum up, this edition has pretty much anything one could want, other than a complete collection of Carroll's work.
A last comment on the introduction, it covers the biographical information for Reverend Dodgson, and the information on how the stories came about. Some of this information may detract from one's enjoyment of the story, but one can certainly understand the decision to include it for those who are interested in Reverend Dodgson and his life. All in all, this edition is packed with everything and will suit those who just want to read the stories as well as those who want to delve deep into their origins.
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The stories themselves are of course amazing, and I was very happy to discover that the original John Tenniel illustrations were included. I received the item very quickly.
Published 3 months ago by DoodleinWonderland
a classic edition
What more needs to be said: a superb edition, featuring the original illustrations, of a classic work of fantasy. Certainly not just for children.
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It was the recent movie that prompted me to lllok for this...
I saw Tim Burton's wonderful, brilliant movie 'Alice in Wonderland' last year and that prompted me to look for the original two books. Read more
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The book came very quickly indeed and the text is just the right size and its lovely to have the original illustrations in the book also. Read more
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Timeless classic.
I bought this for someone else, but from what she's told me, it arrived in great condition and timing, it's a classic book with both tales (of which can be hard to find at times),... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kecu
The nature of this masterpiece
I reread this again recently after half a century or more. Three things strike me forcibly;
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