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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was an author, a mathematician, a clergyman, and a photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, The Hunting of the Snark, and Jabberwocky. Alice in Wonderland made him substantial sums of money, but he never abandoned his lectureship in mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford. His work continues to entertain and amaze both children and adults.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very strange book, with a story that is complicated and hard to follow. BUT - that really doesn't matter. Carroll apparently wrote it as a way of piecing together various thoughts over the years, so just ignore the fragmentary nature of it and decide to dip in. You'll find it's full of strange ideas and flashes of wit, odd comments, philosophical ideas and surreal and dreamlike images - and some curious verses, too.
Personally if I'm feeling low I have found that reading a bit of "Sylvie and Bruno" cheers me up. I suppose it opens my mind up to the great variety and interest there is in life, and suggests to me how to use my brain to explore and master (and get fun out of) the world - and perhaps other worlds too... There has never been another book like this - it's really unique. And it's well worth buying.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Lewis Carroll himself confessed that this is a jigsaw puzzle pieced together out of disparate thoughts caught on scraps of paper over a lifetime. When you're feeling 'eery', that place between sleep and waking, that's when you can slip into fairyland. Or is it your own subconcious? Borders are blurred, marvels uncovered and innocence fades as the protagonists grow up and then drift back into childhood. This is a book of disarming complexity, littered with riddles, surprises and sadness. If you've a tendency towards eeriness then you may find delicious satisfaction in this surprisingly adult story.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a book I return to now and then, just to recapture that childlike wonder that Carroll masters so well. The contrast of the adorable fairy children and their beautiful little absudities, against the strangeness of the real world of Carroll's time and culture which seems alien to a modern reader, make for a surreal story that still manages to hit its simple theme on the head: love conquers all.
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So why is Sylvie and Bruno, a work which took Lewis Carroll many of his later years to write, so little known compared with the two Alice books? Answer: Because it's unreadable. Read more
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A deliciously surreal story, i was hooked on this straight away. Throughout the book reality and imagination intertwine as one to keep you enthralled. Read more
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