Back in 1890, Lewis Carroll published a special edition of Alice in Wonderland" in order to be read by Children aged from Nought to Five," with twenty of John Tenniel's illustrations from the original book, colored and enlarged. This is the restored version."

Through the Looking Glass is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) first published in 1871. It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The themes and settings of Looking Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland. While the first book begins outdoors in the warm month of May, uses frequent changes in size as a plot device and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second book opens indoors on a wintry night in November exactly six months later, uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device and draws on...

Lewis Carroll is de Schrieversnaam vun Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 'n Mathematik-Dozent in Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson fung mit dut Vertelln an 'n 4. Braakmaand 1862 an, as he up'n Thems-Stroom 'n Paddel-boottuur mook. Mit vun de Partie weern Paster Robinson Duckworth un dree Deerns: Alice Liddell (de teihn Jahr ole Dochter vun'n Dekaan vun Christ Church) un ẹhr Sustern Lorina (dorteihn Jahr old) un Edith (acht Jahr old). As wi vun't Riemel an'n Anfang vun't Book wies wardt, bẹden de dree Deerns Dodgson, dat he jum wat vertell. So fung he an - toeerst nich so geern - de eerste...

Lewis Carroll e uno pseudonimo: l'autore si chiamava in realta Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ed era professore di matematica presso il collegio universitario di Christ Church a Oxford. Dodgson inizio ad abbozzare questo racconto il 4 luglio 1862, durante una gita in barca a remi sul Tamigi nei pressi di Oxford, in compagnia del reverendo Robinson Duckworth e delle figlie del preside di Christ Church: Alice Liddell, di dieci anni, e le sue due sorelle Edith e Lorina, rispettivamente di otto e tredici anni. Come si intuisce dai versi che aprono il libro, le tre bambine chiesero a Dodgson di...

Lewis Carroll is a pen-name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wis the makar's richt name an he wis lecturer in Mathematics in Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson started the story on 4 July 1862, whan he teuk a turn in a rowin boat aboot the river Thames in Oxford thegither wi the Reverend Robinson Duckworth, wi Ailice Liddell (ten year auld), the dauchter o the Dean o Christ Church, an wi her twa sisters, Lorina (thirteen year auld), and Edith (aicht year auld). The poem at the start o the beuk narrates that the three lassies wis wantin a story aff o Dodgson an, tho no juist eident at first, he startit...

Bored on a hot afternoon, Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole and tumbles into Wonderland: a topsy-turvy world of riddles and nonsense where animals answer back, a baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a disorderly tea party, and croquet is played with hedgehogs and flamingos.