Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: x{0026} Through the Looking-Glass

Resumen del libro

Lewis Carroll's beloved classic stories are reimagined in this deluxe illustrated gift edition from the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima-designed with stunning full color artwork and several interactive features. Originally published in 1865, Lewis Carroll's exquisite Alice's Adventures in Wonderland x{0026} Through the Looking-Glass have remained revered classics for generations. The story of Alice, an inquisitive heroine who falls through a rabbit hole and into a whimsical world, has captured the hearts of readers of all ages.

Perhaps the most popular female character in English literature, Alice is accompanied on her journey of trials and tribulations by the frantic White Rabbit, the demented and terrifying Queen of Hearts, the intriguing Mad Hatter, and many other eccentric characters. Lewis Carroll's beloved companion stories Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are reinvented on one volume by the talented design firm MinaLima, whose fey drawings of some of Western literature's most famous characters will delight and enthrall, In addition, they have created interactive features exclusive to this edition, including:Alice with extendable legs and armsThe rabbit's house which opens to reveal a giant AliceThe Cheshire cat with a pull tab that removes the cat and leaves the cat's grinA flamingo croquet club that swings to hit the hedgehogA removable map of the Looking Glass worldThis keepsake illustrated edition-the sixth book in Harper Design's series of illustrated children's classics-will be treasured by for years to come.

Biografía del autor

(Daresbury, 1832 - Guildford, 1898). Charles Lutwidge Dodgson era su verdadero nombre. A los 18 años ingresó en la Universidad de Oxford, en la que permaneció durante cerca de 50 años, y en la que obtuvo el grado de bachiller. Fue ordenado diácono de la Iglesia Anglicana y enseñó Matemáticas a tres generaciones de jóvenes estudiantes de Oxford y, lo que es más importante, escribió dos de las más deliciosas narraciones de la literatura universal: Alicia en el país de las maravillas y A través del espejo. Las Matemáticas fueron su pasión.