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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: Centenary Edition (Penguin Classics) by Lewis Carroll is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>Carroll's classic stories reunited with Peake's celebrated illustrations, restored to their original glory and for the first time in one paperback edition.</p><h3>Children's Literature</h3><p>This interesting book of critical essays is part of a series created by Dr. Bloom to accompany his "Great Books" studies. Bloom suggests that a liberal education should include the study of 100 of the greatest books ever written. They are the basis of this series and are listed in the beginning of the book. There is some debate, of course, on what are the 100 greatest books. This edition about <I>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</I> includes 12 critical essays by well-known authors such as J.B. Priestly, Phyllis Greenacre, and Florence Baker Lennon. The authors attempt to categorize Carroll's famous children's novel in terms of thematic content, particular elements such as fantasy or love and death, and his use of poetry. The essays make for challenging and interesting reading, but as even Dr. Bloom admits, "Carroll's genre evades every definition." Carroll's use of nonsense is an English tradition not easily explained, and continues, thank goodness, as evidenced in many Beatles songs an

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Author
Lewis Carroll
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published
1998
Language
EN
ISBN
9780140433173
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Children'S, Short Stories
Rating
4.6 / 5 (5,703 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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