Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (150th Anniversary Edition with Dame Vivienne Westwood) by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (150th Anniversary Edition with Dame Vivienne Westwood) by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a classic children's book written by Lewis Carroll. The story follows a young girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange and surreal world filled with talking animals, peculiar characters, and magical objects. Throughout her adventures, Alice encounters many memorable characters, such as the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts, and participates in a number of absurd and fantastical events, such as a tea party with a dormouse and a trial where the accused is a hedgehog. The book is a playful and whimsical tale, filled with puns, riddles, and wordplay, that is beloved by children and adults alike. It is also notable for its use of logic and mathematics, as well as its commentary on the Victorian society of Carroll's time. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has been adapted into numerous stage productions, films, and other media, cementing its place as a classic of children's literature.

Only Lewis Carroll has shown us the world upside down the way a child sees it, and has made us laugh as children laugh -- Virginia Woolf
Precise, dream-like, subversive -- Quentin Blake * Independent on Sunday *
Without these two books in my childhood I doubt whether my imagination would have developed at all -- Kate Atkinson

Dame Vivienne Westwood's popularity knows no bounds. Her punk attitude is more alive now than in the movement's seventies' heyday and her outspoken, Union Jack-waving Englishness (with a few added safety pins and tea stains), is undiminished. Cutting edge but classic, her collections are unflinchingly rooted in her interests and beliefs, whether it is human rights or classical fiction. In 2007 she was awarded the gong for Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design at the British Fashion Awards - but she was late on to the stage to collect it since she'd popped out to go to the loo. Original and outrageous, British designer Vivienne Westwood is one of the most recognised and influential designers of the late twentieth century. (biog by Megan Boyes, taken from Vogue.com) Lewis Carroll's real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. He was born on 27th January 1832 at Daresbury in Cheshire. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford University and later became a mathematics lecturer there. He wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1872) for the daughters of the Dean of Christ Church. He was very fond of puzzles and some readers have found mathematical jokes and codes hidden in his Alice books. He died on 14th January 1898.

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ISBN 13	9781784870171
ISBN 10	178487017X
Title	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (150th Anniversary Edition with Dame Vivienne Westwood)
Author	Lewis Carroll
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2015-04-02
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.