Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass – 150th Anniversary Edition
Lewis Carroll’s timeless classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have been brought together for this beautiful 150th Anniversary edition. Written to entertain the daughter of a Dean, Alice Liddell, young Alice is the star of the story encountering the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and many many more unforgettable characters – who make this story truly incredible. A mix of literary genius, linguistic inventiveness, puzzles, jokes, broken up by gorgeous illustrations by Lewis Carroll himself. Popular with the old and young a like for its nonsense approach.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is ingeniously written and was really good for showing my bookworm some more complex grammar (such as the one paragraph that was actually only one sentence). It is quite different reading the book to watching the films – an experience that I feel everyone should have. You cannot feel the change in the writing when it is not in a book, or appreciate when the words curve down the page. It is recommended for those ages 8+ and any younger I do not think they will fully appreciate the complexity of such a remarkable work of art. If you are not familiar with the story you can read the synopsis.
ISBN: 9781847494078
£4.79
Ripley’s Believe it or Not! London – Wonderland
Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Ripley’s Believe it or Not! London has opened a pop up gallery this summer. Wonderland Gallery is an incredible Ames room, which gives you the impression that you are either very small or a giant – just like in the story. There is also a Marvelous Mirror Maze, an upside down room, a miniatures gallery, a giant chess set, white and red roses, The White Rabbit (on the wall), The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, The Cheshire Cat, and Cards (on the walls). These are clever illusions which you can expect from Ripley’s Believe it or Not!
Ripley’s Believe it or Not! London is 6 floors of over 700 amazing artefacts, and 19 themed galleries. Crammed with things that will amaze and inspire you. From historic artefacts, to incredible illusions, and amazing art from Ripley’s amazing collection. An amazing day out for the whole family – very interactive and something that everyone will enjoy*
Booking in advanced is cheaper with a family ticket costing just £59.96 (for a party of 4 – made up of 1 or 2 adults) a saving on the door price which is £79.95. You can add £3 per person to skip the admissions queue – but you will still need to queue for the Mirror Maze and the LaseRace. You can also exchange £8 Tesco Clubcard vouchers for those who wish to save money.
* Please note that there is quite a bit of walking in Ripley’s Believe it or Not! London, and some areas could affect those who do not like confined spaces, the dark or lots of lights.
I love the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party! its so interesting – love the Alice shop in Oxford too
I love the Mad Hatter. He is just pedigree cool.
“Mad Matter: “Have I gone mad?”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”
The Cheshire Cat – the smile is infectious though some say sinister. I just see it as Cheerfulness on Overdrive!
alice, she has a wonderful adventure
The mad hatter is my favourite part of the book and his crazy tea party. I love it.
The Mad Hatter is complex, quirky and fun.
From Childhood I’ve always remembered the Mad Hatter’s tea party scene so I would say my favourite character is the mad hatter!
the Cheshire cat 🙂
just seen the “in no less than 10 words” so still the Cheshire cat with his disappearing leaving only the grin
I like the Cheshire cat because he is mischievious.
I love the Cheshire Cat because he has an air mystery
The crazy cheshire cat mad but still loveable
We like the cheshire cat for his distinctive mischievous grin and other abilities
I like the Cheshire cat because he is sneaky
I loved Alice in wonderland when I was younger it was one of my favourite books, I cant wait for my daughter to be old enough to read it and appreciate it. I think that my favourite character is the mad hatter, quite simply because he is nuts!
well we are all mad here so must be the mad hatter
It has to be Alice, because she is so sweet and innocent and at the end of he day she is the icon of the book.
The Cheshire cat
The white rabbit… I’m late…I’m late….
Just so late…like me every morning
The Cheshire Cat x
The mad Hatter’s Tea Party, it looks like so much fun!
I love the Mad Hatter and his tea party.
The Mad Hatter is complex, quirky and fun.
The cheshire cat is fab he is so sly and funny.
I like the silliness of the story, it sparks the imagination.
I adore the eccentric Mad Hatter … I loved Johnny Depps version of him in the recent Film adaptation
my favourite character is the chesgire cat and his creepy grin lol
I love it when she shrinks.
The CHeshire Cat, he both terrifies me and amuses me!
The whole eat me, drink me potions – I never follow those instructions … you just don’t know what might happen…. I don’t have time to be tiny – but I do have a butt load of lego in the house so I could have a new home I guess…..
Ripley’s is fab – we’ve been before, and of course, was there on Sunday too. I loved the Alice in Wonderland pop up gallery – the Cheshire Cat was my fave! x
I love the mad hatter, would love to have a friend like that.
The mad hatters tea party! It’s fabulous xx
The mad hatter Bec he is eccentric
I love the Cheshire cat, always makes me smile
The white rabbit – he is late for a very important date (sounds like me usually)
I like the Cheshire cat xx
Alice herself – she’s the one you relate to, and I love the image of her in the dress and apron. Just calls to mind all those Victorian kids’ stories.
I loved the cheisre cat and love riding them in blackpool pleasure beach
The wackiness of it all, it really takes you on a journey!
I love how it just inspires the imagination and it is a book that passes the test of time
The Queen of Hearts, reminds me of myself when I get mad
i would say alice herself as she is so sweet
I can’t really pick a favourite thing about Alice in Wonderland other than I love it all, I love all the different characters which relate to society now..showing no one is the same and were all different and that’s not a bad thing. I love the whole idea of a secret world tucked away somewhere all going about their business while no one has a clue about them, I love the clothes, the characters and way Alice and the characters speak, its so lovely to hear actual worlds rather innit GR8 sick and dude..I adore the way they spoke in victorian times it was so much more elegant and sophisticated. All in All I love Alice in Wonderland and I enjoy reading it to each of my 4 children.
I love the Mad Hatter and would love to go to one of his tea parties….it would be utterly bonkers!
I like the white rabbit, and the bad me likes the Queen
love the mad hatter, he is soo funny
I like the Queen for the way she shows the wrongness of absolute monarchical power.
I love to hate the Queen of Hearts. She is so cross & intolerant of everyone that it’s amusing!
The Cheshire cat and the image of just a smile
The cheshire chat amuses me
the white rabbit, because like me hes always late
Tweedledee and tweedledum!
The Mad Hatter….. he reminds me a little of ME! 😀
Love the sleepy cute Dormouse his just so sweet
The Cheshire Cat.
I have always liked the Cheshire Cat best as he reminded me of my cat when I was a child but I also have a soft spot for Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
i liked the cheshire cat because in general i like cats and i have seen grin very similar to hison the face of my moggie when they are feeling superior lol
The Mad Hatters Tea Party is so much fun ! 🙂
The mad hatter’s tea party is my favourite! Love the dormouse in the teapot
The Cheshire Cat – I love a big smile!
I always liked the caterpillar who sat on the mushroom. I think I was taken by the fact that he answered in riddles and the book I read had a fabulous picture of him sat there 🙂
The White Rabbit cute and adorable
Has to be the Mad Hatter, such fun!
The Cheshire cat. Like me grin and bare it
I love alice! When she’s keeps changing size and her tears save the day!
It has to be the Cheshire Cat and it’s disembodied grin
I love all of it, such a magical story. It is a story that you always enjoy no matter how old you are. It’s a story that is enjoyed by all generations and passed down.
The Mad Hatter is so quirky & amusing
Magical and lasting memories of being read to as a child 🙂 x
The Duchess and her adorable peppery piggy baby
The white rabbit is he is like me very late for everything. I was even 3 hours late for my first date.
The mad hatter – would fit in so well in our house as nothing is quite normal there!
The White Rabbit is chaotic like me!
I always wanted to gyre and gimble in the wabe
THE WHITE RABBIT IS ALWAYS LATE AND DOESNT STAND STILL
Alice as she loves adventure and doesn’t give up
I like the White Rabbit, just like me he is very anxious about being late 🙂
I love the Mad Hatter’s tea party.
Alice as she preserves and looks to the adventure
I like the queen of hearts best!
mad hatter and his tea party.
The characters are all so cool, quirky and individual! I love Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee and have met many people like that in my lifetime!
The queen of hearts…”off with their heads” is my favourite bit!
The mad hatter is my favourite quirky, mad and fun 🙂
I love the Cheshire Cat – delightfully weird!!! Alice in Wonderful is actually my favourite disney movie!
The Cheshire cat makes me smile!
The Cheshire cat because he’s so laid back.
The white rabbit – I love him, I think it maybe because I owned a white rabbit as a child (First pet). Also I can sympathise I’m always hopping about trying not to be late.
The Mad Hatter, very fun!
mad hatter x
The mad hatters tea party is so cool!!!
alice ..cute xx
Alice poor Alice!!
I love Alice, a fab main character. My daughter loves her clothes. x
Alice poor Alice, Drink me, Eat me, too small, too large !!!! poor Alice!