'Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.'
Originally published in 1865, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a masterclass in the fantasy genre and remains one of the best-known works of Victorian literature, having been translated into 174 languages and adapted numerous times for the screen, stage and radio.
A thrilling feat of imagination, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland sees our young heroine, Alice, transported to a fantastical realm filled with peculiar creatures and nonsensical rules. As Alice attempts to find her way back home, she is drawn into conversation by the talking Cheshire Cat, partakes in a mad tea party with Hatter and encounters the tempestuous Queen of Hearts who threatens to have off with her head. A hugely entertaining blend of wordplay, satire and dream-like adventures, Carroll's iconic children's novel playfully challenges concepts such as reason, identity and what it means to grow up.
Lewis Carroll (1832 – 1898), the penname of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was an English writer, mathematician and photographer. His literary work is famed for its wordplay, fantastical elements and nonsensical nature. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Carroll's most famous work, remains one of the best-known novels of Victorian literature.
