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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The irony and satire of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland acquires a new life with Ralph Steadman's audacious and dynamic illustrations. This book is a beautiful new edition of Steadman's 1968 work.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> <i>A beautiful new edition of Steadman's 1968 work, now available in paperback.</i> </p><p> The force of social satire and fantasy in the original text of <b>Alice in Wonderland</b> is as relevant today as when the book was first published in 1865. In this edition, Ralph Steadman's drawings remain faithful to the book's satirical tone while revealing his own passion for irony. </p><p> This version of Carroll's classic tale is a startling departure from the traditional Victorian or Disney approaches. In his introduction, Steadman describes how a fresh illustrative perspective created an original, modern vision. The story acquires new life with his audacious and dynamic illustrations. </p><p> The 47 pen-and-ink illustrations are the same as in the critically acclaimed 1968 British edition. Reformatted and meticulously restored, they convey the energy, imagination and power of Steadman's pen and introduce the wit and wisdom of Alice to a new generation of readers. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[Steadman's drawings] are still remarkably fresh and unique.--White Rabbit Tales [Newsletter of the Lewis Carrol (01/01/2002)<br><br>A world where people fall down rabbit holes and confront talking caterpillars is a place where Steadman would feel comfortable. An interesting look at the artist at an earlier stage in his own artistic approach.-- (03/09/2007)<br><br>Alice as you've rarely seen her... fun for all ages... full of the wit and wisdom Carroll originally gave us.-- (12/07/2003)<br><br>Don't count on a bookful of sweet, charming etchings of the shrinking golden girl; this is a somewhat less flattering Alice than the one we've come to know and expect. In over 40 pen and ink illustrations, this Wonderland is more tempestuous; of greater, grittier (and funnier) distortion... when dangerous satirists like Steadman exercise their imaginations and lyric, delirious pens in the slivers and shards of a distorted world -- look out.-- (11/01/2003)<br><br>Explosive ink drawings... acidic whimsies splash across pages, bringing dear Alice a newly stimulating cup of tea.-- (11/30/2003)<br><br>Ferocious Steadman spin.--Toronto Star (08/31/2003)<br><br>Carroll's hall-of-mirrors children's tale and Steadman's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" style make for an eerily perfect fit.--Mary Ann Gwinn"Seattle Times" (12/10/2003)<br><br>Pair[s] a perpetually suspicious Alice with peculiar creatures that well warrant her chariness.--Clair Martin"Denver Post" (11/30/2003)<br><br>Sophisticated humor--Liz Pogue"Victoria Times-Colonist" (08/31/2003)<br><br>The familiar cast of characters... takes on a bizarre life of its own with Steadman's black and white illustrations. Children... will be curious, confused yet amazed by what they read and see in this book--Cindly L. Carolan "Children's Literature "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p> <b>Lewis Carroll</b> is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898. <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> was first published in 1865. </p><p> <b>Ralph Steadman</b> has been a cartoonist since 1956, starting as a caustic observer of Britain's political and social scene. He is well known as the illustrator of Hunter S. Thompson's <i>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</i>. Steadman's work appears regularly in newspapers and magazines, including <i>Rolling Stone</i> and the <i>Atlantic Monthly</i>, and his many published books include <i>Tales of the Weirrd</i> and <i>Sigmund Freud</i>. </p>

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