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The story of Alice in Wonderland began when the Reverend Charles Dodgson and his friend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat up the River Thames with the three Liddell sisters: Lorina (aged 13), Alice (aged 10), and Edith (aged 8). To while away the time during the eight-kilometre journey, Dodgson told the girls a story that, not so coincidentally, featured a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure.....

Curiouser and curiouser! The collection of eclectic characters encountered by Alice on her adventures in Wonderland will leave the audience wanting more. The White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Queen, and the Cheshire Cat are all here, and just as crazy as ever.

Lewis Carroll was a minister in the Church of England and a Professor of Mathematics at Christ Church College. In his diary he described "An expedition up the river to Godstowe with the three Liddells", daughters of the college Dean, "on which occasion I told them the fairy tale of 'Alice's Adventures Underground', which I undertook to write out for Alice".

On an ordinary summer afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute...

Tweedle Dee and brother Dum recited a bit of Wonderlandic poetry. Nonsensical? Yes, but this is a brilliant sample of the world Alice found herself. If there is a moral to this delightful poem it may be that it is not wise to be an oyster. On second thought, perhaps there is no discernible moral - just smile worthy fun.

But what is a Snark? "Humpty Dumpty's theory, of two meanings packed into one word like a portmanteau, seems to me the right explanation for all." (Lewis Carroll)

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, brought to life by award-winning actress Sheridan Smith. Featuring magical sound effects and specially composed music, this promises to delight and enamour children and adults alike. On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole, and an extraordinary adventure begins.

The Sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, performed by Joan Greenwood and Stanley Holloway.

Als Alice ein weißes Kaninchen verfolgt, fällt sie in ein tiefes Loch, purzelt von einem Abenteuer ins andere, weint einen See voller Tränen und schwimmt schon bald wieder putzmunter darin herum. In ihrem Märchen-Wunderland scheint alles möglich.

Lewis Carroll's set of collected poems. Nearly the whole of this volume is a reprint of the serious portion of Phantasmagoria and other Poems, which was first published in 1869.

A young Jane Asher stars in this full cast performance of Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass.

Go down the rabbit hole with one of the best loved heroines in children's literature. Alice's remarkable adventures begin when she follows the White Rabbit down his hole into a peculiar world populated with strange and absurd creatures. Meet the Mock Turtle, the Mad-Hatter, the March Hare, the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, and the Queen of Hearts. This story was originally read aloud, and Ralph Cosham's engaging narration brings the magic to life. Adults may be surprised at what they find as they rediscover this beloved classic that the whole family can enjoy.

Alice in Wonderland and Jabberwocky come alive in a fresh new and highly accessible way in this in this brilliant recording by acclaimed comedienne Alison Larkin and Audie-award-winning narrator Derek Perkins. The recordings are followed by a short excerpt from The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll, by Carroll's nephew, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood.

Join seven-year-old Alice as she tumbles down the rabbit hole to have an adventure in Wonderland, in Lewis Carroll's classic novel beloved by children and adults alike. Alice encounters many strange and curious creatures in Wonderland, including the anxious White Rabbit, the rather unhelpful Caterpillar, the disappearing Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and his guests at their tea party, and the horrible Queen of Hearts.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the definitive children's classics and is rightfully listed as required reading for boys and girls. It is an exceptionally imaginative story of a little girl in a land of fantasy. The young heroine, Alice, stumbles into a string of adventures. From a swim in a lake of her own tears to afternoon tea with some very unusual companions, she meets a variety of original and extremely odd but charming personalities.

A young Jane Asher stars in this full-cast performance of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, the story of a girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a land of peculiar and amusing wonders.

Non ci sono regole certe, né punti di arrivo nel vasto mondo di sogno e avventura in cui precipita Alice. Là dove l'imprevedibilità regna sovrana, la bionda bambina di sette anni imparerà a destreggiarsi tra gli ordini bislacchi del Coniglio e gli strambi indovinelli del Cappellaio, tra una partita di croquet con la terribile Regina di Cuori e il tè matto della Lepre Marzolina.

Il viaggio di Alice nel mondo dei sogni e del nonsense continua con questo secondo libro di Lewis Carroll, che è un vero regalo di “non compleanno” per ognuno di noi. Musiche originali di Manuela Daviddi e Ivan Genesio

Alice passes through the looking-glass into Wonderland, only to become a pawn in a chess game between the Red Queen and the White Queen.

Here is a collection of 41 favorite classic children's poems by some of our best loved writers, including Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, and others.