{"product_id":"9781405279604","title":"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland","description":"\u003ci\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, when it was first        published in 1865, was an immediate success, and its sequel \u003ci\u003eThrough        the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There\u003c\/i\u003e, appearing six years        later, only cemented Lewis Carroll’s renown. Carroll’s sense        of the absurd and his amazing gift for games of logic and language have        secured for the Alice books a time-honored spot in the hearts of adults        and children alike.\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         Alice’s surreal adventures begin when she follows a frantically        late White Rabbit down a hole into the magical world of Wonderland. As        she tries to find her way home, she meets a variety of weird and        wonderful creatures, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the        ever-smiling Cheshire Cat, the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, and The March        Hare, Mad Hatter, and Dormouse, who invite Alice to the strangest        tea-party she has ever attended. Her final obstacle is the brutal and        bellowing Queen of Hearts, who, along with her enchanted deck of playing        cards, tricks Alice into playing a life-and-death game of croquet.\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         Alice continues her adventures in \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/i\u003e,        which is loosely based on a game of chess and includes Carroll’s        famous poem “Jabberwocky.” \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         Throughout her fantastic journeys, Alice manages to retain her reason,        humor, and sense of justice. She has grown up to become one of the great        characters of imaginative literature—as immortal as Don Quixote,        Huckleberry Finn, Captain Ahab, Sherlock Holmes, and Dorothy Gale of        Kansas.\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         An writer, artist, and critic, Tan Lin is the author of two books of        poetry, \u003ci\u003eLotion Bullwhip Giraffe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlipSoak01\u003c\/i\u003e. He        received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and teaches creative writing        at New Jersey City University.\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         The questions that Alice asks are not answered by the animals in        Wonderland nor by anyone after she wakens. It is likely that her        questions don’t have answers or that there are no right questions        to ask. \u003ci\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the        Looking-Glass\u003c\/i\u003e remain the most prophetic of the nineteenth        century’s anti-narratives, inverted quest romances, circular        mathematical treatises on the illogical logic of forgetting one’s        desires. They display a logic that the child must master in order to grow        up.\u003cbr\u003e         —from the Introduction by Tan Lin\u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cbr\u003e         \u003cb\u003eLewis Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27,        1832, in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. Young Charles had a sharp        intellect and, tutored by his father, was well ahead of the other        students when he enrolled in grade school. After graduation from Christ        Church college of Oxford University, he taught mathematics and logic at        Christ Church. In 1856, he created the pseudonym “Lewis        Carroll” (versions of his first and middle names in reverse order).        Throughout his career, he signed his mathematical works Charles Dodgson        and his literary works Lewis Carroll. Carroll never married, but led a        charitable, productive life unshaken by the political and social        upheavals of the day. His more than 300 published works comprise poetry,        mathematics, logic, and his beloved children’s stories. Lewis        Carroll died in Guildford, England, on January 14, 1898.","brand":"Egmont Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049780199664,"sku":"9781405279604","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781405279604_p0.jpg?v=1763716203","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781405279604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}