In 1865, English author CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON (1832-1898), aka Lewis Carroll, wrote a fantastical adventure story for the young daughters of a friend. The adventures of Alice-named for one of the little girls to whom the book was dedicated-who journeys down a rabbit hole and into a whimsical underworld realm, instantly struck a chord with the British public, and then with readers around the world. Dodgson's playfulness-with language, with mathematical puzzles, with testy creatures such as the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts-still confounds and teases lovers of fantasy fiction today. Alice acolytes continue to unravel the book's strange riddles, and constantly find new meaning in the unexpected underlying themes, from the trials of early adolescence to the value of nonsense. The conundrums and delights of Alice ensures its ongoing influence over modern pop culture. This unabridged replica edition features the original illustrations by English artist SIR JOHN TENNIEL (1820-1914), and is a treasured addition to any library. Citește tot Restrânge
Lewis
Carroll
(Author) 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
byThrough
the
Looking-Glassin
1871.
He
wrote
numerous
stories
and
poems
for
children
including
the
nonsense
poemThe
Hunting
of
the
Snarkand
fairy
storiesSylvie
and
Bruno.
Chris
Riddell
(Introducer) Chris
Riddell,
the
2015-2017
Uk
Children's
Laureate,
is
an
acclaimed
artist
of
children's
books
and
a
political
cartoonist
for
the
Observer.
Amongst
other
titles,
Chris
illustrates
theOttolineyoung
fiction
series
andthe
Goth
Girlseries,
as
well
as
working
closely
with
Paul
Stewart
on
theEdge
ChroniclesandWyrmeweald.
He
has
won
many
awards
for
his
work,
including
the
Nestlé
Gold
Award,
the
Costa
Children's
Book
Award
2013,
the
UNESCO
Award
forSomething
Elseand
the
rare
honour
of
two
Kate
Greenaway
Medals.
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Go down the rabbit hole with Alice in this brand-new edition of Lewis Carroll's classic stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
Produced in association with the UK's National Gallery, this handsome new hardback edition's dustjacket features artwork from the gallery's collection and includes expert notes on the art. The image is A Girl with a Kitten, probably by Jean-Baptiste Perroneau – an idealised portrait of a young girl with her pet which evokes Alice and her cat Dinah.
Featuring the full original text of both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, this striking edition is the ideal gift for anyone who loves the characters, wit and sublime silliness of Alice's adventures.
This volume is part of the new Masterpiece Classics series from Welbeck, which includes The Jungle Books.
Caracteristici noi
New
cover
Cuprins
Chapter - 1: Down the Rabbit-Hole Chapter - 2: The Pool of Tears Chapter - 3: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale Chapter - 4: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill Chapter - 5: Advice from a Caterpillar Chapter - 6: Pig and Pepper Chapter - 7: A Mad Tea-Party Chapter - 8: The Queen's Croquet-Ground Chapter - 9: The Mock Turtle's Story Chapter - 10: The Lobster-Quadrille Chapter - 11: Who Stole the Tarts? Chapter - 12: Alice's Evidence
Caracteristici
Published to coincide with a revival at the Polka Theatre, Wimbledon, from 22 November 2013 to 15 February 2014. The Polka is a theatre dedicated to theatre for children, and this production will be directed by family theatre specialist Rosamond Hutt.
Recenzii
[Former director/designer Melly] Still and Reade boldly resist temptations to create a cute, fluffy, Disneyfied landscape, instead embracing the physical limitations of theatre as a catalyst for the audience's collective imagination . . . It's a fresh, idiosyncratic pleasure.
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"What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures?" For over 125 years John Tenniel's superb illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland have been the perfect complement to Lewis Carroll's timeless story. In that time Alice has been illustrated by numerous artists, but not one has come close to matching the universal appeal of the original pictures. This is the first Alice to reproduce Ternniel's exquisite drawings from prints taken directly from the original wood engravings. Here, Tenniel's fine line work is far crisper, delicate shadings are reproduced with more subtlety, and details never seen before are now visible. Like most nineteenth-century children's books, the pictures for Alice were created by transferring the artist's drawings to woodblocks, But with Alice, the original blocks served as masters from which metal plates were made for printing. Unfortunately, these plates deteriorated from the repeated pressure applied during printing, and over time, many of the fine lines in Tenniel's pictures simply vanished altogether.As the year-, passed, the original woodblocks disappeared and were believed lost; then, in 1985 they were discovered in a London bank vault. Now, for the first time, prints from these woodblocks have been used to produce a deluxe gift edition with clearer, more detailed images than have ever been seen before. At last, readers can see the Alice that Carroll and Tenniel had originally envisioned.