Book Summary –
This Wordsworth Classics edition brings together Lewis Carroll’s two timeless masterpieces — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass — stories that have enchanted readers of all ages for more than 150 years. The books follow the imaginative journey of Alice, a curious young girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a whimsical world filled with peculiar creatures and illogical rules. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, she encounters iconic characters such as the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts, each representing playful absurdities of Victorian society. In Through the Looking-Glass, Alice steps through a mirror into another fantastical realm where everything is reversed, and logic is delightfully twisted — featuring memorable figures like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and the Red and White Queens. Both tales combine wit, wordplay, and satire, inviting readers to question the boundaries between imagination and reality while celebrating the wonder of childhood curiosity and creativity.
About the Author –
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), an English writer, mathematician, logician, and photographer best known for his contributions to children’s literature. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, Carroll taught mathematics there for many years while nurturing his passion for storytelling and puzzles. His inspiration for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland came from stories he told to a young girl named Alice Liddell during a boat trip, which later evolved into one of the most beloved works in English literature. Known for his brilliant wordplay, logic, and imagination, Carroll’s works — including The Hunting of the Snark and Sylvie and Bruno — have influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. His ability to blend mathematical precision with dreamlike fantasy made him a pioneer of literary nonsense and one of the most enduring figures in literary history.
