Alice in Wonderland [Annotated, Illustrated], Tattered Classics Book Club Edition

by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel (Illustrator), Tattered Plaid (Editor)

Overview

Alice in Wonderland is one of the all-time best selling works of English fiction. The political satire, quirky and unforgettable characters, mathematical puzzles, and linguistic nonsense have made Alice a favorite of children, adults, and scholars for nearly 150 years. The incredible creativity and depth of Lewis Carroll's most famous work has spawned numerous plays, movies, and cultural references since its first publication in 1865.

Tattered Classics Book Club Edition eBooks are a perfect for your book club or literary discussion group. Tattered Classics bring literature to life with added analysis of themes, symbolism, and motifs, as well as fascinating trivia about the book and a list of thought provoking questions to get the discussion flowing at your next book club.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150551121
Publisher:	Tattered Plaid Publishing
Publication date:	10/21/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	325,437
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll, was a man of diverse interests -- in mathematics, logic, photgraphy, art, theater, religion, medicine, and science. He was happiest in the company of children for whom he created puzzles, clever games, and charming letters.

As all Carroll admirers know, his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), became an immediate success and has since been translated into more than eighty languages. The equally popular sequel Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, was published in 1872.

The Alice books are but one example of his wide ranging authorship. The Hunting of the Snark, a classic nonsense epic (1876) and Euclid and His Modern Rivals, a rare example of humorous work concerning mathematics, still entice and intrigue today's students. Sylvie and Bruno, published toward the end of his life contains startling ideas including an 1889 description of weightlessness.

The humor, sparkling wit and genius of this Victorian Englishman have lasted for more than a century. His books are among the most quoted works in the English language, and his influence (with that of his illustrator, Sir John Tenniel) can be seen everywhere, from the world of advertising to that of atomic physics.

Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA).

Date of Birth:

January 27, 1832

Date of Death:

January 14, 1898

Place of Birth:

Daresbury, Cheshire, England

Place of Death:

Guildford, Surrey, England

Education:

Richmond School, Christ Church College, Oxford University, B.A., 1854; M.A., 1857

Website:

http://www.lewis-carroll-birthplace.org.uk/