Annotated Alice : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

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Summary: most complete guide to Wonderland ever
Review: I was shown this book in the 9th grade by my favorite teacher, a man who appreciated the logic and whimsy of Lewis Carrol and shared them with me. I purchased a chershed copy myself at a hurt book sale in 1976, and unfortunately loaned it out. Now, I can once more read and enjoy the world that Mr. Carrol has created for his child friend Alice and all the rest of us. Enjoy, dear reader!!

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Summary: Do not go to a foreign country with out a road map.
Review: In this case the foreign country is in time and space. This book appears to be stand alone logic and fun on the surface. Some may even think it is a children's book. If so why all the courses and scholarly writings on the story?
Some things are self evident as being so short that you can touch your toes. Others may take some time as the reason hatters are mad is the process includes mercury. Still when was the last time you used a bathing machine? Knowing some of information can enhance the enjoyment of reading the story.
You get the original illustrations to boot. So when you are finished perusing this book it can be used as a coffee table conversation book.

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Summary: I mark this day with a white stone!
Review: It has been said by many, that one cannot know a book by its cover. In the case of "The Annotated Alice", its cover will tell you milleniums of information. Bigger than most hardcover reading books, it has a nice feel. Sorta like warm, quishly stuff. The cover is exceeding nice as hardcovers go, while the interior pages feel like well worn cotten sheets on an often used bed, the texture handling my highlighter pencil with ease. The contents should score high on the Flesch reading scale. Now about the contents of the book, as judged by its material presence can not cause any dissatisfaction, as nonsense goes. In short, you cannot have made a better choice of a book than this one.

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Summary: Glad to see it back in print!
Review: One of the most in depth books I've found as of yet. Not only does it go into detail on key points of interest but it has a thurough bibliography and listings of books for further reading. The annotations are intuitively writen and not excessive like so many I've read. This book has been unfortunately out of print for a number of years. It's so exciting to see it returning. Deffinately one of my favourite books.

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Summary: No need to "Go Ask Alice" when you have the Annotated one
Review: Perhaps no other set of works in literature benefits more from annotation than "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Class." Martin Gardner, the author of a regular monthly column on recreational mathematics for "Scientific American," provides expert commentary on all the jokes, games, puzzles, tricks, parodies, obscure references and other curiosities with which Lewis Carroll saturated his writing. That means that you will find out who was the original model for the Chesire Cat and how the "Jabberwocky" poem translates into French. Actually, the definitions of all of those strange words in "Jabberwocky" is quite a load off of my mind. Besides, this edition also contains the full text of each tale, together with all of the original Sir John Tenniel illustrations in their proper places. The annotation runs concurrently with the text and Gardner also provides an introduction that covers both the story of how the books came to be written and some of the most interesting analyses of Carroll's works, such as those always fun Freudian interpretations. The bottom line is that either one of these books gets 5 stars by itself, so when you put the two of them together and add all this annotation, there is nothing to complain about. This is the perfect book for re-reading these books; I would never send anybody here for their first exposure to Alice, but once they are hooked on Carroll's sublime nonsense this will open up a whole new dimension or two (or three) of his work for them.

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Summary: No need to "Go Ask Alice" when you have the Annotated one
Review: Perhaps no other set of works in literature benefits more from annotation than "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Class." Martin Gardner, the author of a regular monthly column on recreational mathematics for "Scientific American," provides expert commentary on all the jokes, games, puzzles, tricks, parodies, obscure references and other curiosities with which Lewis Carroll saturated his writing. That means that you will find out who was the original model for the Chesire Cat and how the "Jabberwocky" poem translates into French. Actually, the definitions of all of those strange words in "Jabberwocky" is quite a load off of my mind. Besides, this edition also contains the full text of each tale, together with all of the original Sir John Tenniel illustrations in their proper places. The annotation runs concurrently with the text and Gardner also provides an introduction that covers both the story of how the books came to be written and some of the most interesting analyses of Carroll's works, such as those always fun Freudian interpretations. The bottom line is that either one of these books gets 5 stars by itself, so when you put the two of them together and add all this annotation, there is nothing to complain about. This is the perfect book for re-reading these books; I would never send anybody here for their first exposure to Alice, but once they are hooked on Carroll's sublime nonsense this will open up a whole new dimension or two (or three) of his work for them.

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Summary: Excellent and whimsical, on all levels
Review: The stories of Alice's adeventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are wonderful! I've read essays that speak of Lewis Carroll's underlying commentary on education and, to some extent, have agreed. However, on the most basic level alone -- as a simple story -- "Alice" deserves the 5-star rating I have given it. Regardless of Carroll's deeper meanings (but not ignoring these meanings), the stories themselves are full of the childlike wonder that makes for lasting, quality children's literature.

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Summary: Excellent and whimsical, on all levels
Review: This book has been around for a while. "Alice" has a lot of double-entendre (sp.) and other veiled messages that the authors reveal in sidelined notes. Also, the Jabberwocky peom that so many people admire has serveral translations in foreign languages! The original illustrations and text make it an original from the initial print; the annotations make it an intersting study of what the book was intended to convey some years ago. Quality-wise it's a book with a lot of content, and a screaming deal if it's the 13 dollars or so advertised!

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Summary: Jabberwocky in German!
Review: This book has been around for a while. "Alice" has a lot of double-entendre (sp.) and other veiled messages that the authors reveal in sidelined notes. Also, the Jabberwocky peom that so many people admire has serveral translations in foreign languages! The original illustrations and text make it an original from the initial print; the annotations make it an intersting study of what the book was intended to convey some years ago. Quality-wise it's a book with a lot of content, and a screaming deal if it's the 13 dollars or so advertised!

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Summary: Lost in Wonderland
Review: This book is a classic. Very few people now-a-days can really appreciate the mastery of this book. It is full of hidden messages and little secrets. It is beautiful.