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The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and that could only have come from Lewis Carroll, the master of sublime nonsense. In these two brilliant
...(more) burlesques he created two of the most famous and fantastic novels of all time that not only stirred our imagination but revolutionized literature.(less)
July 27, 2003 my friend Jonni wrote: bought this book in 1974. I'd already read it 7 or 8 times (as a child) but felt as if I needed to read it again. Since then, I've read it another 3 or 4 times. It's now time to pass it along to my dear friend Jan Loeffler. He's seen the movie but has never read the book. He's in for a wonderful treat.
Along with sending the book to my friend, I made a special 7 card series of Artist Trading Cards and a couple of bookmarks which I tucked inside the book. You can see the ATCs Alice in Wonderland ….
Or you may surf to BookCrossing.com member Occasional Alice and Wonderland illustrations and a few too many quotes from eastern philosophy. These are not overpowering, however, so if you don't like them them can ignore them and enjoy the rest of the material which is truly great.