The Best of Lewis Carroll
- ISBN-10
- 0890097003
- ISBN-13
- 9780890097007
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 440
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-07
- Publisher
- Castle Books
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
Description
Now in one volume are Carroll's most acclaimed works: "The Hunting of the Snark", "Tangled Tales", "Phantasmagoria", "Nonsense from Letters", and certainly, the adventures of Alice. Included, too, are facsimiles of the memorable original illustrations for the Alice books by the eminent English Artist, Sir John Tenniel. Tenniel's drawings won instant renown for their prefect integration with the text. Other illustrations in this richly satisfying collection are by the well known artist, Henry Holiday.This hardcover edition makes a wonderful collector's volume for lifelong fans or new readers of Carroll. The acclaimed author was an Oxford scholar, a Church of England Deacon and an academic author and lecturer, and his gift with the English language is apparent in the famous works contained in this collection.
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