Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1865
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1865
A girl falls down a rabbit hole and lands in a world where nothing makes sense but everything follows its own twisted logic. Alice grows and shrinks, attends a tea party that never ends, and stands trial for a tart she may or may not have stolen while the Queen of Hearts screams for heads to roll. Carroll's masterpiece operates on every level: children see a glorious adventure, adults find a fever dream of philosophy and social satire. The logic puzzles sting, the wordplay dazzles, and the whole thing feels like remembering a childhood nightmare that somehow made perfect sense at the time. More than 150 years later, Wonderland remains the place where growing up feels like falling and the rules you've learned stop applying.
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“If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is certain to disagree with you sooner or later.””
— Lewis Carroll
“How puzzling all these changes are! I'm never sure what I'm going to be, from one minute to another.””
— Lewis Carroll
“And what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation?””
— Lewis Carroll
“Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?”The cat asked, “Where do you want to go?”“I don’t know,” Alice answered.“Then,” said the cat, “it really doesn’t matter, does it?””
— Lewis Carroll
“In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.””
— Lewis Carroll
“How long is forever?Sometimes just one second””
— Lewis Carroll
“Alice thought to herself "I don't see how he can ever finish, if he doesn't begin.””
— Lewis Carroll
“Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.””
— Lewis Carroll
“I almost wish I hadn't gone down that rabbit-hole”
— Lewis Carroll
