Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

190, [vi], 198 pp. 8vo. Carroll's famous novel and its sequel in one volume, with 92 original illustrations by John Tenniel. "In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodson composed a fantasy tale for a trio of young sisters. His creative genius and childlike ability to imagine a universe like no other took form in one of the most treasured children’s books of all time. Under the pen-name of Lewis Carroll, Dodson’s tale of an intrepid little girl who discovers a surreal, beautiful, and dangerous land would has shared its magic with generations of readers. His Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, and Queen of Hearts have become cultural icons, to say nothing of the heroic young Alice herself." "Alice's madcap romp through Wonderland depicted in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland did not end after she returned home. The sequel to the inquisitive young lady's journey to the magical and off-beat world is continued in Through the Looking Glass, published in 1861, six years after the first novel. What is most significant about these two volumes is how much children's literature today owes to them. While the fashion for books even children's books was to sum up the story with one big Moral Lesson, Lewis Carroll chucked tradition and created stories that were silly, nonsensical and intended just to be fun."