Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-GlassEnriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass have captured the imaginations of readers since their publications. After Alice follows the frantically delayed White Rabbit down a hole, her adventures in the magical world of Wonderland begin. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, she meets a variety of wonderful creatures, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts—who, with the help of her enchanted deck of playing cards, tricks Alice into playing a bizarre game of croquet. Her adventures continue in Through the Looking-Glass, which is loosely based on a game of chess and includes Carroll’s famous poem “Jabberwocky.” Enriched Classics enhance your engagement by introducing and explaining the historical and cultural significance of the work, the author’s personal history, and what impact this book had on subsequent scholarship. Each book includes discussion questions that help clarify and reinforce major themes and reading recommendations for further research. Read with confidence. |
Contents
Down the Rabbit Hole | 7 |
The Pool of Tears | 16 |
A Caucus Race and a Long Tale | 24 |
The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill | 32 |
Pig and Pepper | 53 |
A Mad Tea Party | 65 |
The Queens Croquet Ground | 76 |
WHO STOLE THE TARTS? | 107 |
WOOL AND WATER | 188 |
HUMPTY DUMPTY | 201 |
THE LION AND THE UNICORN | 216 |
ITS MY OWN INVENTION | 228 |
QUEEN ALICE | 245 |
SHAKING | 263 |
WAKING | 264 |
WHICH DREAMED IT? | 265 |
ALICES EVIDENCE | 115 |
THROUGH THE LOOKINGGLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE | 125 |
AUTHORS PREFACE | 127 |
LOOKINGGLASS HOUSE | 133 |
THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS | 148 |
LOOKINGGLASS INSECTS | 160 |
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE | 172 |
NOTES | 269 |
INTERPRETIVE NOTES | 283 |
CRITICAL EXCERPTS | 297 |
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION | 311 |
SUGGESTIONS FOR the Interested ReadER | 314 |
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