An accomplished mathematician and photographer, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–98), writing under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, transformed children's literature with this world-famous classic. First published in 1865, this tale of the topsy-turvy was originally created to entertain the young Alice Liddell and her sisters during a picnic in the summer of 1862. The humour with which Dodgson enlivened his mathematical works is exploited to the full here: many of the now-familiar nonsense songs and poems in the story are parodies of contemporary works, and there are a number of allusions to mathematical concepts in the text. The illustrations by Punch cartoonist Sir John Tenniel (1820–1914) depict the cast of much-loved characters - including the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter - with a brilliance which perfectly enhances Dodgson's gently satirical fantasy. In its universal appeal, the story remains unsurpassed.
Contents
1. Down the rabbit hole; 2. The pool of tears; 3. A caucus-race and a long tale; 4. The rabbit sends in a little bill; 5. Advice from a caterpillar; 6. Pig and pepper; 7. A mad tea-party; 8. The queen's croquet-ground; 9. The mock turtle's story; 10. The lobster quadrille; 11. Who stole the tarts; 12. Alice's evidence.
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