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Alice in Wonderland

A Norton Critical Edition
By Lewis Carroll
Series: Norton Critical Editions
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This Norton Critical Edition includes: The texts and original illustrations from the 1897 editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass as well as the 1878 edition of The Hunting of the Snark. Revised and updated footnotes, headnotes, and introductory materials by Donald J.... Read More
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This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • The texts and original illustrations from the 1897 editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass as well as the 1878 edition of The Hunting of the Snark.
  • Revised and updated footnotes, headnotes, and introductory materials by Donald J. Gray.
  • Selections from Carroll's diaries, letters, and other source materials examining three distinct periods in Carroll's life and career.
  • Fourteen critical interpretations—eight new to the Fourth Edition—ranging from contemporary perspectives to modern assessments.
  • A selected bibliography.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781324059608

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 March 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Edition: Fourth Edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Donald J. Gray

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Lewis Carroll is a pseudonym of the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who was born on January 27, 1832, and died on January 14, 1898. His most famous works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There; and The Hunting of the Snark. Donald J. Gray is Professor Emeritus and Culbertson Chair Emeritus of English at Indiana University. He is the coeditor of the fourth Norton Critical Edition of Pride and Prejudice and of the anthology Victorian Poetry and Prose and has written on Victorian poetry and fiction, popular journalism, and the history of literary publishing.

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