alice through the looking glass and what she found there

‘O Tiger-lily,’ said Alice, addressing herself to one that was waving gracefully about in the wind, ‘I wish you could talk!’ This time she came upon a large flower-bed, with a border of daisies, and a willow-tree growing in the middle. However, there was the hill full in sight, so there was nothing to be done but start again. ‘I never saw such a house for getting in the way! Never!’ For a few minutes all went on well, and she was just saying, ‘I really shall do it this time-’ when the path gave a sudden twist and shook itself (as she described it afterwards), and the next moment she found herself actually walking in at the door. So, resolutely turning her back upon the house, she set out once more down the path, determined to keep straight on till she got to the hill. I know I should have to get through the Looking-glass again-back into the old room-and there’d be an end of all my adventures!’ ‘It’s no use talking about it,’ Alice said, looking up at the house and pretending it was arguing with her. Indeed, once, when she turned a corner rather more quickly than usual, she ran against it before she could stop herself. But how curiously it twists! It’s more like a corkscrew than a path! Well, this turn goes to the hill, I suppose-no, it doesn’t! This goes straight back to the house! Well then, I’ll try it the other way.’Īnd so she did: wandering up and down, and trying turn after turn, but always coming back to the house, do what she would.

This beautiful, celebratory, edition of Through the Looking-Glass has a gorgeous cover with a shiny silver foiled looking-glass, and is packed full of fun bonus material, including a quiz, wordsearch and a glossary.‘ I should see the garden far better,’ said Alice to herself, ‘if I could get to the top of that hill: and here’s a path that leads straight to it-at least, no, it doesn’t do that-’ (after going a few yards along the path, and turning several sharp corners), ‘but I suppose it will at last. Every bit as iconic are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland. Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865 and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Some of these poems, such as 'The Walrus and The Carpenter' and 'Jabberwocky', are as famous as the Alice stories themselves. It isn't as easy as she expects: at every step she is hindered by nonsense characters who crop up and insist on reciting poems. She finds herself caught up in the great looking-glass chess game and sets off to become a queen. Alice's second adventure takes her through the looking-glass to a place even curiouser than Wonderland.

Alice through the looking glass and what she found there