<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Selected for <i>The Great American Read</i>, the PBS series celebrating America's 100 most-loved books.</b></p><p>It's a warm summer's afternoon when young Alice first tumbles down the rabbit hole and into the adventures in Wonderland that have kept readers spellbound for more than 150 years. </p><p>Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is brought to life by Sir John Tenniel's legendary illustrations in black and white, and with an afterword by Anna South.</p><p>Collected here are Lewis Carroll's two classics - <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> and <i>Through the Looking-Glass</i> - in which Alice encounters the laconic Cheshire Cat, the anxious White Rabbit and the terrifying Red Queen, as well as a host of other outlandish and charming characters.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, celebrated under his pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was born in 1832, the third in a large and talented family of eleven children. His fascination with word games, puzzles and writing was evident from an early age. He was educated at Rugby School and then Christ Church, Oxford, where he was later appointed lecturer in mathematics and subsequently spent the rest of his life there. Alongside his academic life he pursued a career both as a writer and an accomplished amateur photographer. His most famous works are <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> (1865), its sequel <i>Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There </i>(1871) and <i>The Hunting of the Snark</i> (1876). He died, unmarried, in 1898.
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