Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

You never know where you ll find yourself in Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Join Alice in Wonderland where nothing is quite as it seems. On an ordinary summer s afternoon Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters she meets a grinning cat and a rabbit with a pocket watch joins a Mad Hatter s Tea Party and plays croquet with the Queen Lost in this fantasy land Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute... With a brilliant introduction by Chris Riddell Alice s Adventures in Wonderland is one of twenty much-loved classic stories relaunched with gorgeous new covers. The book includes a behind-the-scenes journey including an author profile a guide to who s who activities and more.. Lewis Carroll born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 1832-98 grew up in Cheshire in the village of Daresbury the son of a parish priest. He was a brilliant mathematician a skilled photographer and a meticulous letter and diary writer. Alice s Adventures in Wonderland inspired by Alice Liddell the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church in Oxford was published in 1865 followed by Through the Looking-Glass in 1871. He wrote numerous stories and poems for children including the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark and fairy stories Sylvie and Bruno.