Copyright© 2000, 1990, 1988, 1960 by Martin Gardner
Previous editions published as The Annotated Alice
(1960) and More Annotated Alice
(1990)
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Frontispiece: Posthumous painting of Lewis Carroll by Sir Hubert von Herkomer.
Courtesy Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898.
[Alice’s adventures in Wonderland]
The annotated Alice : Alice’s adventures in Wonderland & Through the looking-glass / by Lewis Carroll ; with illustrations by John Tenniel ; updated, with an introduction and notes by Martin Gardner. — Definitive ed.
p. cm.
This edition combines the notes of Gardner’s 1960, The annotated Alice with his 1990 update, More annotated Alice, as well as additional discoveries and updates drawn from Gardner’s encyclopedic knowledge of the texts. It includes Tenniel’s classic art with some recently discovered Tenniel pencil sketches.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-393-04847-6
1. Fantasy fiction, English. 2. Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898. Alice’s adventures in wonderland. 3. Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898.
Through the looking-glass. 4. Fantasy fiction, English—History and criticism. 5. Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll)—Fiction. 6. Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll) I. Gardner, Martin, 1914– . II. Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820–1914. III. Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898. Through the looking-glass. IV. Title: Through the looking-glass. V. Title. VI. Title: Annotated Alice—the definitive edition
PR4611 .A7 1999
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99-35647
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ISBN 978-0-393-24183-9 (e-book)
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