Alice's Adventures Underground
Lewis Carroll's Manuscript
Before publishing his story for the public's enjoyment, Carroll created a manuscript specifically for the muse behind the main character Alice: Alice Liddell, the child of a friend of the family.
Before publishing his story for the public's enjoyment, Carroll created a manuscript specifically for the muse behind the main character Alice: Alice Liddell, the child of a friend of the family.
Title page of original manuscript
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Lewis Carroll wrote this story for Alice herself, but gifted her with the original manuscript in which he wrote a special dedication to her.
Dedication to Alice Liddell
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In Alice's copy, Lewis Carroll drew the illustrations himself.
Lewis Carroll Illustration
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Alice's Adventures Underground
The First Published Edition
Lewis Carroll's first edition of Alice in Wonderland, originally titled Alice's Adventures Underground was first published On November 26, 1865 in London with original illustrations by John Tenniel. Tenniel created forty-two engraved plates used to imprint the illustrations into the book.
Example of Tenniel's illustratoins
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In this first edition, the illustrations were not uniform in size or stereotypically placed throughout the book. Many illustrations were incorporated into the text, as the picture with the Cheshire cat and Alice demonstrates
Tenniel Wrap-Around Illustration
In the United States, an edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1866 in New York.. The original edition was sold to the publishing house Appleton but was virtually identical to the original English edition. For example, the binding was essentially the same excluding the publishing information at the bottom.
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Alice's Adventures Underground
The First Published Edition
Lewis Carroll's first edition of Alice in Wonderland, originally titled Alice's Adventures Underground was first published On November 26, 1865 in London with original illustrations by John Tenniel. Tenniel created forty-two engraved plates used to imprint the illustrations into the book.
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In this first edition, the illustrations were not uniform in size or stereotypically placed throughout the book. Many illustrations were incorporated into the text, as the picture with the Cheshire cat and Alice demonstrates
In the United States, an edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was published in 1866 in New York.. The original edition was sold to the publishing house Appleton but was virtually identical to the original English edition. For example, the binding was essentially the same excluding the publishing information at the bottom.
