Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

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Mervyn Peake was commissioned to produce a series of pen and ink drawings to accompany the Lewis Carroll story in 1940. They are originally drawn on poor quality wartime paper. This title lets you follow Alice through the looking-glass with the illustrations of Peake.

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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll

Follow Alice through the looking-glass with the illustrations of Mervyn Peake. Peake was commissioned to produce a series of pen and ink drawings to accompany the Lewis Carroll story in 1940. Originally drawn on poor quality wartime paper, they have been meticulously reproduced for this edition.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), or Lewis Carroll as he was better known, was a lecturer in Mathematics at Oxford University when he wrote Alice in Wonderland, and later Through the Looking Glass or What Alice Found There for Alice Liddell. Mervyn Peake (1911-68) was an artist and writer. In addition to Treasure Island and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, he also illustrated Household Tales by the Brothers Grimm and The Hunting of the Snark. His novels include the Gormenghast trilogy - Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone - and Mr Pye.
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ISBN 13 9780747553731
ISBN 10 0747553734
Title Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Author Lewis Carroll
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2001-09-03
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.