Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll133 pages · English
In a nutshell
What happens when everyone insists on rules that make no sense?
After following a White Rabbit underground, Alice encounters changing sizes, talking animals and arguments that disrupt familiar meanings. From a bewildering tea party to a very peculiar trial, she tries to find her footing in a world where ordinary rules refuse to stay still.
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Why read it?
- 01
Explore wordplay through riddles, misunderstandings and conversations that turn on literal meanings.
- 02
Follow Alice as changes to her body unsettle her understanding of herself.
- 03
Encounter distorted social rituals, from a tea party to a croquet match and a trial.
Perfect for you if…
You are drawn to language puzzles, imaginary worlds and challenges to everyday logic.
- Readers who enjoy wordplay and absurd conversations
- Those drawn to episodic fantasy rather than a conventional quest
- Adults revisiting a familiar childhood story
What to expect
A succession of encounters connected by Alice’s efforts to understand her surroundings.
Consider another book if…
You expect every puzzle to have a conventional solution; the tea-party riddle explicitly lacks one.
About the author
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who taught mathematics at Christ Church, Oxford.
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