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Alice's adventures in Wonderland and through the looking glass
Title:
Alice's adventures in Wonderland and through the looking glass
Author:
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Tenniel, John, 1820-1914.
ISBN:
9780099572923
Publication Information:
London : Vintage Books, 2012.
Physical Description:
348 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Series:
Vintage classics
Vintage classics.
Series Title:
Vintage classics
Vintage classics.
General Note:
"Backstory: learn about the author and what inspired him to create Wonderland, and try writing some nonsense verse!"--Back cover.
Abstract:
Alice's adventures begin when she sees a White Rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket and rush away into a rabbit hole. As she jumps to her feet to follow it, she tumbles into Wonderland, where things get "curiouser and curiouser". She meets some peculiar and unforgettable characters too - there is the Caterpillar who smokes a hookah, the vanishing Cheshire Cat with his enormous grin, and the cantankerous Queen of Hearts who constantly threatens to execute everyone - including Alice herself.
Subject:
Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll) -- Juvenile fiction. |
Fantasy. |
Summary:
Alice's adventures begin when she sees a White Rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket and rush away into a rabbit hole. As she jumps to her feet to follow it, she tumbles into Wonderland, where things get "curiouser and curiouser". She meets some peculiar and unforgettable characters too - there is the Caterpillar who smokes a hookah, the vanishing Cheshire Cat with his enormous grin, and the cantankerous Queen of Hearts who constantly threatens to execute everyone - including Alice herself.