Collection of book jackets) 1946 Genres Book jackets Notes Ownership: The New York Public Library, 529353B, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Collection of book jackets) Library has: 1926/27-1947 Shelf locator: *IIA+ (New York Public Library. Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1946 Library locations General Research Division Shelf locator: *IIA+ (New York Public Library. Becker remarks, "Lewis Carroll and Sir John Tenniel belong together.TitleAlice's adventures in Wonderland, and, Through the looking glass.ġ946. Tenniel fixed once and for all the appearances of the delightful characters in the stories. You will soon find that it is about a game of chess, just as the first part was about a pack Of cards."įor this edition, the original illustrations by John Tenniel have been retained. Becker goes on to say, "Alice was followed six years later by a second part, Through the Looking-Glass, which carries her to another country and more adventures. The enchantment has not faded in all these years." Mrs.
Drifting in the little boat, with the scent of sweet rushes in the air and the soft sound of water lapping round them, the children listened en- chanted.
In her Introduction, May Lamberton Becker says, "On this sun-soaked, river-cool, tree-shaded day the three little girls listened to the story of a little girl who went down a rabbit hole and had wonderful adventures under the ground. The Reverend Dodgson's listeners were the three small daughters of Canon Liddell of Christ Church, Oxford. Dodgson, who was later to become a famous author under the pen name of Lewis Carroll.
The date was the fourth of July, 1862, and the narrator was the Reverend C. The story of Wonderland was first told in a small boat on the river Thames.
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