{"product_id":"2940016322131","title":"Through the Looking Glass","description":"Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May (4 May), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on 4 November (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGo BompaCrazy!\u003cbr\u003eLewis Carroll decided to suppress a scene involving what was described as \"a wasp in a wig\" (possibly a play on the commonplace expression \"bee in the bonnet\"). It has been suggested in a biography by Carroll's nephew, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, that one of the reasons for this suppression was due to the suggestion of his illustrator, John Tenniel. In a letter to Carroll, dated 1 June 1870, Tenniel wrote:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...I am bound to say that the 'wasp' chapter doesn't interest me in the least, and I can’t see my way to a picture. If you want to shorten the book, I can’t help thinking – with all submission – that there is your opportunity.","brand":"BompaCrazy.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071269126384,"sku":"2940016322131","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016322131_p0.jpg?v=1763640479","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016322131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}