The Nursery Alice
Lewis Carroll author Sir John Tenniel illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:5th Feb '15
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An enchanting adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for younger readers.
"I wrote to Macmillan to suggest a new idea: a 'Nursery Edition' of Alice with picturesprinted in." Lewis Carroll's diary, 15th February, 1881
The Nursery Alice, originally published by Macmillan & Co. in 1890, was the very first colour edition of Alice. It was intended, wrote Carroll, "to be read by Children aged from Nought to Five. To be read? Nay, not so! Say rather to be thumbed, to be cooed over, to be dogs'-eared, to be rumpled, to be kissed . . ."
With this new, younger readership in mind, Carroll rewrote Alice, simplifying and abridging the original text, while Tenniel redrew, enlarged and coloured twenty of his iconic illustrations. The resulting book is a delightfully engaging experience, readers prompted to interact not only with the story but also with the images and even the physical book itself, in a way that is thoroughly modern.
Gloriously reproduced for the anniversary year, this edition retains the every word of the original The Nursery Alice and restores the exquisite delicacy of Tenniel's artwork - lost in reproductions across the decades - along with the delightful cover artwork by Emily Gertrude Thomson. This gem of a book is the perfect introduction to Alice, a delight for child and adult readers alike.
ISBN: 9781447287117
Dimensions: 213mm x 171mm x 17mm
Weight: 348g
72 pages