'Lewis Carroll, we could say, created the whole of children's
literature with these wonderful stories. Placing a child at the centre
of a narrative that was entirely free of instruction, entirely devoted
to delight, was a stroke of genius. The Alices are the greatest nonsense
ever written, and far greater, in my view, than most sense' Philip
Pullman
Lewis Carroll's classic tale began as a story told to a group of
children on a boating picnic in 1862 and was first published as Alice's
Adventures Under Ground three years later and it has been a favourite
with children and adults ever since. Alice's adventures down the rabbit
hole, in particular the strange characters she meets there - the
constantly grinning Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of
Hearts - have become world-famous.
This edition brings together new abridged text with more than 30
stunning illustrations by Robert Ingpen, each reflecting his unique
style and extraordinary imagination in visualising this enchanting
story.