Why a Booktrail?
Achildhood classic wrapped up in a gorgeous hardback
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
What you need to know before your trail
Ready to fall down the rabbit hole and enter Wonderland again?
‘I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole without the least idea what was to happen afterwards,’ wrote Dodgson, describing how Alice was conjured up one ‘golden afternoon’ in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell. In the magical world of Wonderland and the back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom, order is turned upside-down: a baby turns into a pig; time is abandoned at a tea-party; and a chaotic game of chess makes a 7-year-old a Queen.
Travel Guide
Lewis Carroll Country
Where else can you meet the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, amongst others ?
Are you ready for your journey through Wonderland?
The story of Alice in Wonderland actually starts in a very real place above ground – the story came about following a journey the author had when walking along a river between Oxford and Godstow whilst trying to entertain the two little girls in his care.
Dodgson told the girls a story that featured a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure. The girls loved it, and the real Alice asked Dodgson to write it down for her. He began writing but it wasn’t until they all went on another journey and boat trip a month later, when he started to elaborate the story and write it out in full.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Destination: Oxford, Daresbury Author/Guide: Lewis Carroll
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