Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

...familiar with the story of Alice in Wonderland but for those who are not I have included a summary at the end of the opinion. I was brought up on Alice stories, not however just read from the book. Like the real Alice I grew up in Oxford and like her was lucky enough to have a storytelling uncle. I was told Alice stories in Christ Church Meadow and Godstow sitting near the same places where she sat and maybe just maybe I heard them as she had done ...
...same thing that happened to Alice at the end of the story. As soon as Alice points out the reality of the situation – that they are “only a pack of cards”, she is immediately returned to ‘reality’ herself. I had grown up a bit, I was old enough to read the words but too old to recapture the magic of the stories that I had originally heard. On the other hand distance in time and general lack of education and understanding ...

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Review of Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carrol, the pseudonym of a maths professor called Charles Lutwidge Dodson. There is a famous story of Queen Victoria, having read Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, ordering her courtiers to bring her everything that Lewis Carroll had written, only to receive a pile of mathematical papers! Suffice it to say that there are a lot of mathematical puzzles hidden in his work, so that beneath the ...
...its references to chess). Alice in Wonderland is that rarity - a children's book that can be read on many levels. It has brilliantly crafted nonsense poetry, of which "the mouse's tale" - a beautiful shape poem in the shape of a mouse's tail, "Jabberwocky" - brilliant verbal fireworks - revelling in the enjoyment of playing with the English language for the sake of it, and the Walrus and the Carpenter (from 'Through the Looking Glass') are probably ...

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OPINION This is a very funny little book, a childrens book but everybody will enjoy it as I did. Its a very simple book to read but the way that Carroll explores logic through the book is both amusing and interesting. The book has been written by the "Mad Hatter" himself, wacky nonsense that will entertain any man, woman or child. AUTHOR Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898) better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll was an English author, mathematician, ...
..."Alices Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-glass" as well as his poems "The Hunting of the Shark" and "Jabberwocky". BOOK INFORMATION The story is basically about Alices journey down into a rabbit hole after following a white rabbit that she heard talking to itself. She faces many difficulties at the start adjusting to this underground society, and offends a good few characters (very amusing). You can read the rest yourself. ...

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...most fantasy adventures, to adults Alice in Wonderland seems like the product of a dieased or at the very least, drug addled mind. To children it is all perfectly acceptable however. It is a timeless adventure tale and the larger than life characters are great, such as the Cheshire Cat and the mad Hatter. There are all kinds of theories running round about how Carroll was trying to invent a new system of mathematics and other crazy ideas, but don't ...

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...she compared the character of Alice to that of a friend who was involved with drugs. Caroline’s friend, like Alice, was lost in another world. For this exhibition, Caroline decided to re-use her artwork from four years ago, inventing and adding new elements to it. Is "Alice in Wonderland" about the death of a child? Does she try to find her identity, trapped in solitude? The "garden" is more morbid than enchanted, isn't it? All these questions ...
...places, deserted by people whom she has rejected. The picture shown is a "souvenir" of this walk where the few moments of reality are fragmented; her life is a collage with rough edges emphasised by the flat colours and the lack of contrast. Caroline took a picture of a face, she photographed destroyed buildings then these pictures were printed on fabric and finally I scanned the textile prints. During this process, each technique used left a ...

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...Looking Glass. Most people and modern kids got Alice via the sanitised Disney animated film, which weaves the two books together, but really you should check out the original and try and get your head round it. It is well written and has some totally weird twists and turns. ...

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Before reading this book, i was living in an attic eating left over turnip sandwiches whilst watching two small rabbits named fred and arthur nibble at my toes.... "attic man" is what they called me. And now? I am a highly succesfull business man living in a large house .... made of gold ..... in paris ..... and i have slaves who will dance if i rub their bald heads (hurrah) none of the above is true... the truth is: i love the book, and am also ...
...classic novel. It takes a certain sence of humor to enjoy both the book and the film for their bizzar and quirky comedy values, however i feel that in both cases there is something for everyone wether you are a small child looking for the perfect night time story or a crazy drugged up hippy who wants to hear about how mushrooms make you grow. Or someone like me, who will sit for hours on end re winding the video to the part where the caterpillar ...

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Review of Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Alice in Wonderland is a classic novel written by the author Lewis Carroll. It is a very successful story that attracts many young and old people. It is a lovely, funny, exciting book that is enjoyed throughout the world. It is about a girl called Alice Liddell who day dreams that she is in a magical world all of her own. She meets many unusual friends, some of which she likes and some of which she finds very annoying and mad. There is the Mad Hatter, ...

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Review of Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

"ALice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" are often thought of as being children's fantasy books. They are, but the beauty of it is that they are also enjoyed by countless adults throughout the globe and recognised as intellectual litreature. The reason behind this is the amazing thinking behind an apparantly random piece of story-telling. Anyone who takes the time to read the forward of "Through the Looking Glass" and understands the ...
...clever as this is normally pretty impressed! In conclusion, this bok can be read by all, because at face value, this can be a book of indulgent fantasy for children to enjoy and extend their imaginations, but adults can also delve into the book trying to get inside the mind of an outstanding intellectual. It's something i'd recommend to any sane person! ...

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Review of Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

This children's classic will probably be read and loved by children for many years and possibly many of hundreds of years to come. Altough this book is written for children it has some very good messages and rules for normal daily life. As a young child the book is a story of fantasy, imagination and other worlds where anything can happen. However reading it as an older child or even a teenager the book shows a deeper meaning, lessons that are valuable ...

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Review of Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll