Through the looking glass, and what alice found there 1871 is a work of childrens literature by lewis carroll charles lutwidge dodgson, generally categorized as literary nonsense. Once lewis carroll finished his studies at oxford, he became a teacher at oxford university. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. So the problem that lewis carroll is suggesting in the transformation of alice. Naturally, the tale of alice in wonderland told in two books. In 1865, english author charles lutwidge dodgson 18321898, aka lewis carroll, wrote a fantastical adventure story for the young daughters of a. While theres nothing quite like the feeling of a good. Let the looking glass creatures whatever they be, come dine with the red queen, the white queen and me.
Through the lookingglass and what alice found there, library of. Alice s adventures in wonderland je roman koga je napisao engleski knjizevnik charles lutwidge dodgson, poznatiji pod pseudonimom lewis carroll. Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see. The lion and the unicorn through the looking glass, by. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 239 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. In alice through the looking glass and what alice found there we find her six months after falling through the famed rabbit hole. And isnt that what we all think of a mirror, joining everything before it with.
A concise biography of lewis carroll plus historical and literary context for alice s adventures in wonderland. Lewis carroll is the pseudonym of mathematician charles lutwidge dodgson, which he adopted when publishing his famous childrens novels and nonsense verse. Through the looking glass, in full through the looking glass and what alice found there, book by lewis carroll, dated 1872 but actually published in december 1871. Alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and rough the looking glass, and. Alice finds herself in a forest, conversing with a chicken sized gnat, who tells her about the different insects of looking glass world. Through the looking glass, free pdf, ebook global grey. Author lewis carroll charles dodgson, better known as lewis carroll, was born in cheshire in 1832. Dumpty, while the queen of hearts and the red queen are merged into one character.
Alice in wonderland political allusions sunny aggarwals. An internationally acclaimed comedienne well known for her many voices, alison larkin is the perfect vessel to bring lewis carrolls classic novels to a new audience. Charles lutwidge dodgson had a fascination with words, even creating his own pen name. Alice remembers the poem jabberwocky, and she asks humpty dumpty to explain the words to her. Through the looking glass lewis carroll english pdf. Then, while he was teaching, he wrote his famous books about alice, alice s adventures in wonderland 1865, commonly shortened to alice in wonderland douglasfairhurst 3, and through the looking glass, and what alice found there 1871.
Through the lookingglass and what alice found there by lewis. The 64square grid design of through the looking glass. Through the looking glass by lewis carroll free ebook. However, the egg only got larger and larger, and more and more human. Alice in wonderland and through the lookingglass wikipedia. Alice s adventures in wonderland, widely beloved british childrens book by lewis carroll, published in 1865 and illustrated by john tenniel. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass lewis carroll, john tenniel, martin gardner on. The question is, said humpty dumpty, which is to be master. Alice once again finds herself in some weird world, meeting the likes of the red and white queens, tweedledum and. Alice got behind a tree, for fear of being run over, and watched them go by. Through the lookingglass work by carroll britannica. At first, while it was enjoyable, not much seemed new about alice s continued adventures.
Pdf on jul 1, 2017, paul grawe and others published lewis carroll and. Alice through the looking glass was published in 1871. Free download or read online through the looking glass and what alice found there pdf epub alices adventures in wonderland series book. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass by lewis carroll.
Through the looking glass and what alice found there. Finished lewis carrolls alice in wonderland and plunged through the looking glass. Through the lookingglass, and what alice found there. Online texts lewis carroll society of north america. The main characters of this classics, fantasy story are.
Alices adventures in wonderland and literary nonsense. This time its a snowy night, and alice begins to wonder what the world beyond the mirror is like. Written as a sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland, through the looking glass describes alice s further adventures as she moves through a mirror into another unreal world of illogical behaviour, this one dominated by. Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. However, carroll s inventive, evocative and fun use of language takes over and turns this into a different kind of adventure. Pdf through the lookingglass and what alice found there. In lewis carroll s alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, carroll uses political allusions to entertain the indirect, adult audiences of the book. When i use a word, humpty dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, it means just what i choose it to meanneither more nor less.
Lewis carroll author of alices adventures in wonderland. The truth about alice lewis carroll and the search for nonbeing. Through the looking glass, and what alice found there, first published in 1871 is the sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland. The first edition of the novel was published in 1871, and was written by lewis carroll. Through the looking glass and what alice found there l. English nonsense verses, childrens poetry, english, nonsense verses, english poetry, alice fictitious character.
The first edition of the novel was published in july 4th 1865, and was written by lewis carroll. Sep 07, 2012 lewis carroll was the pen name of author, charles dodgson who was born in daresbury, cheshire, england on 27 january 1832. The 2 novels you might have read and loved combined in one book, how charming. Through the looking glass by lewis carroll is thematically much more structured and cleverly constructed as compared to the earlier alice book but still retains its childhood elements of wonder, curiosity and imagination. Pdf alice through the looking glass and what alice found. Let the looking glass creatures, whatever they be, come and dine with the red queen, the white queen, and me. Through the lookingglass by lewis carroll free ebook. People who have never read lewis carroll s alice books are usually familiar with them through their various adaptations. Pdf lewis carroll and mathematical ideals of john allen paulos. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides.
After the success of his first fantasy novel, alice s adventures in wonderland, lewis carroll followed it up with a sequel of sorts in through the looking glass and what alice found there. Through the looking glass, and what alice found there by carroll, lewis, 18321898. Looking glass land, a topsyturvy world lurking just behind the mirror over alice s mantel, is a fantastic realm of live chessmen, madcap kings and queens, strange mythological creatures, talking flowers and puddings, and rude insects. Review of alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the looking glass, and. Through the looking glass and what alice found there was published in december 1871 but was dated 1872, indeed in an edition of 9,000 copies. Through the looking glass by lewis carroll, paperback.
They each nag alice until the train eventually lurches to a halt. Alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and rough the lookingglass, and. Collected here are lewis carroll s two classics alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass in which alice encounters the laconic cheshire cat, the anxious white rabbit and the terrifying red queen, as well as a host of other outlandish and charming characters. The dodo in wonderland and the white knight in looking glass are characters that lewis carroll intended as selfparodies or selfdepictions. John tenniel illustrated this sequel as well as the earlier novel alice in wonderland. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass is definitely a fun, unique tale that appeals to children and adults alike, so of course i wanted to own a quality copy of it. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, contributor names carroll, lewis, 18321898. Lewis carroll wrote the book through the looking glass in 1871 the year as an extension of the childrens tale aalices adventures in wonderland. Im as certain of it, as if his name were written all over his face. Lewis carroll through the lookingglass and what alice found there with 50 illustrations by john tenniel after the success of his first fantasy novel, alices adventures in wonderland, lewis carroll followed it up with a sequel of sorts in through the lookingglass and what alice found there.
We have already mentioned that through the looking glass is a an example of a. This 1872 sequel to lewis carroll s beloved alice s adventures in wonderland finds the inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Charles lutwidge dodgson pen name lewis carroll 27 january 1832 14 january 1898 was an english writer best known for alices adventures in wonderland and its sequel, through the lookingglass, and what alice found there. Note that the picture of alice looking at the cheshire cat in a tree that appears on this linked product page is not the cover that appears on the downloaded sample. Through the looking glass, and what alice found there 1871 is the sequel to lewis carroll s alice in wonderland, which takes place 6 months after alice s trip down the rabbit hole. Aug 8, 2017 through the looking glass world it was alice that said, ive a sceptre in hand, ive a crown on my head.
He died in guildford, surrey, england on 14 january 1898, aged 65 years. Through the lookingglass and what alice found there by. Lewis carroll, author of alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the lookingglass 1871, was also charles dodgson. Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of through the looking glass make it a kind of mirror image. Lewis carrolls most famous novels, alice in wonderland and through the looking glass, are brought to sparkling new life in this unabridged recording by audiofile earphones awardwinning narrator alison larkin. Alice is a sweet but precocious girl, the perfect match for carrolls contrary characters with their strange and impossible. It is the sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland 1865. Alice inexplicably finds herself on a train with a goat, a beetle, and a man dressed in white paper. The second book was no less successful than the first, carroll once again paints a stunning, bright and colorful, living by its own laws and is filled with unusual characters world.
Soon, she is exploring the rest of the house, and meets a sequence of characters now familiar to most. Tweedledum and tweedledee, the red queen, humpty dumpty, and the walrus just to name a few. Queen alice through the looking glass, by lewis carroll. Through the looking glass by lewis carroll 6 alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass alice s adventures in wonderland 7 alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass chapter i down the rabbithole alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her.
In another moment alice was through the glass, and had jumped lightly down into the lookingglass room. Alice in wonderland and through the looking glass is a 2001 stage adaptation of lewis carroll s 1865 novel alice s adventures in wonderland, and the 1871 novel through the looking glass. Alice finds herself trapped in a strange new world engulfed in a game of kings and queens. In 1871, macmillan published carroll s novel, through the looking glass. The second book was no less successful than the first, carroll once again paints a stunning, bright and colorful, living by its own laws and is filled with unusual. Lewis carroll s new story through the looking glass, and what alice found there, by lewis carroll, author of alice s adventures in. Free books of english literature in english, pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, azw3, kindle through the looking glass lewis carroll english pdf epub kindle english. Dec 27, 2016 lewis carrolls new story through the lookingglass, and what alice found there, by lewis carroll, author of alices adventures in wonderland. Its a very entertaining book, with lots of a surprises and funny dialogue. Lewis carroll quotes author of alices adventures in. Carroll s imagination takes readers with alice into looking glass house. Radnja prati dozivljaje djevojcice po imenu alice koja pada niz zecju rupu u fantasticni svijet naseljen osebujnim i antropomorfnim stvorenjim prica je prepuna aluzija na dodgsonove prijatelje i neprijatelje, kao i lekcija koje su u to doba. The land is full of mythological creatures and characters and nursery rhyme characters. In another moment alice was through the glass, and had jumped lightly down into the looking glass room.
Through the lookingglass was written in 1871, a sequel to alices adventures in wonderland. Below are links to various lewis carroll works that you can read online. I never expected i should be a queen so soonand ill tell you what it is, your majesty, she went on, in a severe tone she was always rather fond of scolding herself, itll. Pdf the metaphor of alice going through the lookingglass in lewis carrolls classic tale is used in this chapter to free us from conventional.
Welcome to the litcharts study guide on lewis carroll s alice s adventures in wonderland. By lewis carroll from through the lookingglass and what alice found there. Through the looking glass is the sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland. Alice, now slightly older, walks through a mirror into the looking glass house and immediately becomes involved in a strange game of chess. Review of alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the lookingglass, and. Through the looking glass, the sequel to lewis carroll s alice s adventures in wonderland, was written in 1872 and it finds alice in a land when she walks through a mirror into the looking glass house. Alice through the looking glass is the sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll. The mad hatter appears in lewis carroll s alice s adventures in wonderland and its sequel through the looking glass. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass. Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment. Once there, she solves the silly mystery of the jabberwocky.
Although lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the lookingglass. Finished lewis carroll s alice in wonderland and plunged through the looking glass. The very first thing she did was to look whether there was a fire in the fireplace, and she was quite pleased to find that there was a real one, blazing away as brightly as the one she had left behind. Uncanny effects in the alice tales aalborg universitet. Book quiz with 10 questions about author lewis carroll. What do the books suggest that lewis carroll thought about the practice common at the time of making children memorize and recite poetry.
However, carrolls inventive, evocative and fun use of language takes over and turns this into a different kind of adventure. Alices adventures in wonderland study guide literature. This story makes no references to the previous book, nor does it provide an extension to events that happened in the previous book as is usually the case with sequels. In this sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland, alice is playing with her kittens a black kitten and a white kitten, the offspring of dinah, alice s cat in the first book when she. Lewis carroll s alice in wonderland, published in 1865, and alice through the looking glass, published in 1871, are still both widely read and analyzed today. Through the lookingglass, and what alice found there is an 1871 novel by lewis carroll. Project gutenberg s alice s adventures in wonderland, by lewis carroll this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass. The son of a cheshire parson, dodgson grew up in a large family which enjoyed composing magazines and putting on plays. It is one of the bestknown and most popular works of englishlanguage fiction, about alice, a young girl who dreams that she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. Follow alice as she steps through a mirror above her fireplace into a strange looking glass house.
Lewis carroll wrote the book through the lookingglass in 1871 the year as an extension of the childrens tale aalices adventures in wonderland. Hi, i am curious to how alice, the main character from through the looking glass lewis carroll, was at the beggining of the novel and how she changed throughout the story. Bookprinted material through the lookingglass and what alice found there. Fully illustrated with the original 50 drawings by john tenniel. The book has been variously adapted for the stage, often combining some of. The project gutenberg ebook of through the looking glass, by charles dodgson, aka lewis carroll this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The next moment soldiers came running through the wood, at first in twos and threes, then ten or twenty together, and at last in such crowds that they seemed to fill the whole forest. At first, while it was enjoyable, not much seemed new about alices continued adventures. The sequel through the looking glass appeared in 1871.
In fact, these books inaugurated a new era of childrens literature in english. Through the lookingglass by lewis carroll download mobi. Its no use going back to yesterday, because i was a different person then. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass. She recites the first stanza, which he picks apart word by word. Annoyed, alice walks off, complaining about his behavior when a great crash resounds through the. Lewis carroll s alice s adventures in wonderland and its sequel, through the looking glass and what alice found there, are two of the most famous nineteenthcentury childrens fantasy novels. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 228 pages and is available in hardcover format.
You must be, said the cat, or you wouldnt have come here. Modern edition of through the looking glass and what alice found there by lewis carroll, with 50 blackandwhite illustrations by john tenniel. Through the lookingglass by lewis carroll loyal books. Carroll, toy and movable books, fiction, english fantasy poetry, childrens stories, juvenile literature, specimens, juvenile fiction, translations into italian, artists books, shaw. Perhaps none moreso than charles lutwidge dodgson aka lewis carroll aka the writer of alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass and what alice found there. Queen alice through the looking glass, by lewis carroll well, this is grand. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking. Carroll soon began to work on another book featuring his inquisitive young heroine and based on the idea of a chess game. The question is, said alice, whether you can make words mean so many different things. Excerpt from through the lookingglass by lewis carroll. Through the looking glass, and what alice found there also known as alice through the looking glass or simply through the looking glass is an 1871 novel by lewis carroll and the sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland 1865. Alice s adventures in wonderland was published three years later and became a publishing sensation, beloved by children and adults alike. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass introduction.