Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (author)

When Alice follows the white rabbit down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in the most unusual of places. It’s a strange world of mad tea parties, disappearing cats, and a Queen of Hearts who – convinced that Alice has stolen her tarts – wants to cut off her head! How, oh how, is Alice ever going to find her way home? Lewis Carroll’s best-loved story begs to be read again and again.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780192738295

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Date published

August 7th, 2014

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll’s real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and he was born in 1832, in Cheshire. As a young boy Lewis was excellent at reading and at school he showed himself to be a bright pupil. His natural gift for numbers led him to study maths at the University of Oxford. He did very well there although later on he admitted that he often didn’t work hard enough. He suffered from a stammer but he was very good at mimicking people, telling stories and playing charades. After university, Lewis Carroll had a varied career. He continued living in his Oxford college teaching maths and writing books about mathematics, and he was ordained a church deacon, although he never became a priest. But he also pursued his love of writing stories and photography. As well as his Alice books he wrote many poems, articles and short stories and became a skilled photographer. He never married but he adored children and spent a lot of time with his young friends, playing with them and taking photographs.