Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
novel by Lewis Carroll / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is an 1865 childrens’ story written by Charles Dodgson and illustrated by John Tenniel. Dodgson used Lewis Carroll as a pen name when writing poetry and fiction.
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Author | Lewis Carroll |
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Illustrator | John Tenniel |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's literature |
Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | 26 November 1865 |
Followed by | Through the Looking-Glass |
The story is more well known as Alice in Wonderland and is the basis for many adaptations in films, art and music.
One of the very commonly used phrases today - “down the rabbit hole” - comes from the beginning of the story. Alice is a young girl who, while falling asleep outside on a golden afternoon, sees a white rabbit and follows it into a rabbit hole. When she falls down the rabbit hole, she begins her fantastical adventures in Wonderland.
Her adventures include distortions of time and proportion. Throughout the story she shrinks and grows repeatedly as she meets characters of all kinds and sizes, including the iconic Caterpillar who asks “Who are you?” and Cheshire Cat who asks her “Where do you want to go?”