ALICE THROUGH LOOKING GLASS - Couverture rigide

Lewis-carroll

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1850280738 ISBN 13 : 9781850280736

Editeur : Belitha Press Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

The sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in which Alice finds herself embarking on a journey even curiouser than Wonderland, and gets caught up in the great Looking-Glass chess game, and sets off to become a queen.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Through the Looking Glass was published in 1871, readers were as delighted with that book as they were with Lewis Carroll's first masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In the topsy-turvy world that lies beyond the looking-glass, Alice meets such fantastical characters as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and the Jabberwock.

For over 120 years John Tenniel's superb illustrations have been the perfect complement to Lewis Carroll's timeless story. This is the first edition of Looking-glass to reproduce Tenniel's exquisite drawings from engravings taken directly from the original woodblocks. Here, Tenniel's fine line work is far crisper, delicate shadings are reproduced with more subtlety, and details never seen before are now visible.

The pictures for the first edition of Looking-glass were created by transferring the artist's drawings to woodblocks. These original blocks served as masters from which metal plates were made for printing. Unfortunately, these plates deteriorated from the repeated pressure applied during the printing process, and over time, many of the fine lines in Tenniel's pictures simply vanished.

The original woodblocks disappeared and were believed lost; then, in 1985 they were discovered in a London bank vault. Now, for the first time, engravings from these woodblocks have been used to produce a deluxe gift edition. At last, readers can see the Looking-glass that Carroll and Tenniel had originally intended.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The themes and settings of Through the Looking-Glass make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May (4 May), uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on 4 November (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Belitha Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1850280738
• ISBN 13: 9781850280736
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 124
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible