Deluxe Hardcover Edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

When Alice sees a white rabbit wearing a coat and gloves, life takes a peculiar turn. She promptly follows the rabbit down a hole, where she experiences a series of rapid size changes - growing smaller, larger, smaller, larger, and smaller again, until she nearly drowns in her own tears. In this Wonderland, Alice encounters an array of curious characters, including a dodo, a lizard, a smoking caterpillar, a duchess, and a cat without a grin, followed by a grin without a cat. She attends a mad tea party with a hatter and a hare, and then participates in an even madder croquet game with a King, where playing card soldiers serve as hoops, flamingoes as mallets, and hedgehogs as balls. The Queen of Hearts continuously shouts "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" which ultimately lands Alice, the mock turtle, and a gryphon (a mythical creature) at a trial without rules, where the penalty is death.

In this fantastical realm of Wonderland, the extraordinary and the impossible seem to be the norm. As the author, Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, masterfully demonstrates, anything can happen - and probably will. Carroll, born on January 27, 1832, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. He is renowned for his skill in wordplay, logic, and fantasy, as evidenced in his most famous works, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass," as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky," all of which are prime examples of the genre of literary nonsense.

Carroll's unique blend of whimsical storytelling, logical puzzles, and imaginative language has captivated readers worldwide, leading to the establishment of societies in many parts of the globe, including the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, and New Zealand, dedicated to the enjoyment, promotion, and scholarly investigation of his life and works. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, passed away on January 14, 1898, leaving behind a lasting legacy as one of the most influential and beloved authors in the canon of English literature.

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