Songs from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

The poems scattered through Alice's adventures are among the most celebrated in English literature, and this volume gathers them all in one enchanting collection. From the legendary "Jabberwocky" with its dazzling portmanteau words to the poignant ballad of "The Walrus and the Carpenter," Carroll's verses operate on multiple levels: they're children's rhymes, linguistic experiments, and sly commentaries on meaning and nonsense. The book preserves Lucy E. Broadwood's musical settings, which she drew from traditional English folk sources, giving these already memorable poems an additional dimension of melody. Whether you want to perform these pieces, study their construction, or simply savor Carroll's genius again, this collection gathers every poem from both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass in one place, complete with sheet music. It captures a particular Victorian moment when mathematics and imagination collide, and when the boundaries of language were being stretched for sheer delight.