Lewis Carroll
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Trajectory, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world (Wonderland) populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale will capture children's
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel Through the Looking Glass (1871). The plot follows a crew of ten trying to hunt the Snark, an animal which may turn out to be...
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Duke Classics
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English
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With satire, adventure, and imagination, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems explores subjects such as the supernatural, love, friendship, and nature. Featuring sixteen of Lewis Carroll's poems, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems has something to appeal to everyone. Among this collection is A Sea Dirge, in which the speaker, equipped with evocative figurative language, explains their contempt for the sea. In Echoes, a young girl discloses her encounter with...
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Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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Originally published in 1865, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction. The story centers on Alice, a young girl who falls asleep in a meadow and dreams that she follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit hole. She has many wondrous, often bizarre adventures with thoroughly illogical and very strange creatures. Often changing size unexpectedly (she grows as tall as a house and shrinks...
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English
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This Courage Classic is reformatted into a smaller trim size and a lower price sure to make them necessities in any library. Beautiful, rich, and vibrant illustrations accompany this classic tale and make it a treasure for all to read. Acclaimed illustrator Greg Hildebrandt has created a rich and imaginative array of illustrations to accompany this fantastic classic tale!
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English
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Each text is fully annotated and includes the original illustrations. The "Backgrounds" section is arranged to correspond with three clearly defined periods in Lewis Carroll's life. Letters and diary entries are interwoven within each period, emphasizing the biographical dimension of Carroll's writing. Readers gain an understanding of the author's family and education, the evolution of the Alice books, and Carroll's later years through his own words...
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English
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"Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland comes this richly illustrated and expanded collector's edition of Martin Gardner's The Annotated Alice. First appearing in 1960, The Annotated Alice became an instant classic by, among other things, decoding the wordplay and mathematical riddles embedded within Lewis Carroll's masterpiece. As a result, Martin Gardner's groundbreaking work went on to sell over a million copies,...
11) Jabberwocky
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English
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Jabberwocky is the first book in an exciting and unique new series--Visions in Poetry--from Kids Can Press that will feature classic poems illustrated by outstanding contemporary artists in handsomely bound collectable hardcover editions. Visions in Poetry will showcase some of the most talented book illustrators working today. The most celebrated nonsense poem in the English language, Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky has delighted readers of all ages...
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Portuguese
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"Alice no País das Maravilhas" é o mais estranho e fascinante livro para crianças já escrito. Pois, quando a personagem principal segue um coelho branco para dentro de sua toca, ela acaba despencando por ali para um mundo subterrâneo que, mais do que maravilhoso, é extremamente bizarro. Conseguirá a pequena Alice, sozinha, entender os enigmas que lhe são propostos, o que está fazendo ali e encontrar o caminho de volta?
13) Sylvie and Bruno
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English
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An imaginative tale of two little children meeting adventure in such places as Dogland, Outland, and Elfland.
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English
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Through the Looking-Glass is a novel by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), and is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Set some six months later than the earlier book, Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. Through the Looking-Glass includes such celebrated verses as "Jabberwocky" and "The Walrus and the Carpenter", and the episode involving Tweedledum...
20) Nonsense verse
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Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2004, c2002
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English