Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Diversion Illustrated Classics)

Lewis Carroll

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Introducing Diversion Classics, an illustrated series that showcases great works of literature from the world's most beloved authors.

When Alice spies a pocketwatch-toting rabbit, she follows him into the fantastical world of Wonderland. There she embarks on a journey that introduces her to a pipe-smoking caterpillar, a bizarre tea party, and the cruel Queen of Hearts. Whimsical and joyous in its wordplay, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND is a madcap tale perfect for adventure-lovers of all ages.

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Charles Luthwidge Dodgson was born in Daresbury, England on January 27, 1832. He became a minister of the Church of England and a lecturer in mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford. He was the author, under his own name, of An Elementary Treatise on Determinants, Symbolic Logic, and other scholarly treatises. He is better known by his pen name of Lewis Carroll. Using this name, he wrote Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. He was also a pioneering photographer, and he took many pictures of young children, especially girls, with whom he seemed to empathize. He died on January 14, 1898.