Lewis Carroll
In this 1872 sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice uncovers an eccentric land where the rules of society and education are turned around while, also, the meanings of words and proclamations are upended. When she travels through reality to the other side of the mirror, flowers and animals talk to her and chessmen bring her, as a pawn, into a chess game during which they conduct her down blind alleys and up against unsolvable predicaments.
...They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable. All of them were covered in Alice's now cold and congealed blood, which made them even tastier looking to poor hungry Alice.
When little Alice follows the Black Rat down into the gaping darkness of an open grave, she falls and falls. And soon
...Lewis Carroll's beloved classic stories are reimagined in this deluxe illustrated gift edition from the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima—designed with stunning full color artwork and several interactive features.
Originally published in 1865, Lewis Carroll's exquisite Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass have remained revered classics