Collins Classics - Through The Looking Glass
by:
Lewis Carroll (author)
HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.'In Carroll's sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice once again finds herself in a bizarre and nonsensical place when she passes through a mirror and enters...
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HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.'In Carroll's sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice once again finds herself in a bizarre and nonsensical place when she passes through a mirror and enters a looking-glass world where nothing is quite as it seems. From her guest appearance as a pawn in a chess match to her meeting with Humpty Dumpty, Through the Looking Glass follows Alice on her curious adventure and shows Carroll's great skill at creating an imaginary world full of the fantastical and extraordinary.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780007382583 (0007382588)
Publish date: June 3rd 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
19th Century,
Fiction
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