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Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.

Alice's adventures in Wonderland : and, Through the looking-glass and what Alice found there / Lewis Carroll ; introduction by A.S. Byatt ; illustrations by John Tenniel ; notes by Lynne Vallone.

New York : Modern Library, 2002.

xxi, 264 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Alice falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters; and, after climbing through a mirror, Alice enters a world similar to a chess board.

The Modern Library Classics

Modern Library classics.

Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll) -- Fiction.

Fantasy fiction, English.

Fiction.

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Through the looking-glass.

Alice's adventures in Wonderland and, Through the looking-glass and what Alice found there

Includes bibliographical references.

Biographical note -- Introduction / A.S. Byatt -- A note on the text -- Alice's adventures in Wonderland -- I. Down the rabbit-hole -- II. The pool of tears -- III. A caucus-race and a long tale -- IV. The rabbit sends in a little bill -- V. Advice from a caterpillar -- VI. Pig and pepper -- VII. A mad tea-party -- VIII. The Queen's croquet-ground -- IX. The mock turtle's story -- X. The lobster quadrille -- XI. Who stole the tarts? -- XII. Alice's evidence -- Through the looking-glass -- Author's preface -- I. Looking-glass house -- II. The garden of live flowers -- III. Looking-glass insects -- IV. Tweedledum and Tweedledee -- V. Wool and water -- VI. Humpty Dumpty -- VII. The lion and the unicorn -- VIII. "It's my own invention" -- IX. Queen Alice -- X. Shaking -- XI. Waking -- XII. Which dreamed it? -- An Easter greeting -- Christmas greetings -- Notes -- Reading group guide.

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