The Annotated Alice
The Definitive Edition: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
$22.40
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
25 October 2001
Summary
A landmark, bringing together a lifetime’s work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll’s puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice’s influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad.
‘It is unsurpassed’ - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times
‘The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature… no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of ‘Jabberwocky’ shoul…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140289299 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140289291 |
| Author: | Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Martin Gardner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 17mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘A landmark, bringing together a lifetime’s work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll’s puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice’s influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad…it is unsurpassed’ - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times ‘The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature…no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of ‘Jabberwocky’ should fail to include on their Christmas list’ - Robert McCrum, Observer
About The Author
Lewis Carroll
Martin Gardner is the undisputed king of Carroll scholarship. He is also the author of many books on mathematical puzzles in Penguin. Now 87-years old, he lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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