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Enduring, Endearing Nonsense

Did you read and enjoy Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books as a
child? Or better still, did you have someone read them to you? Perhaps
you discovered them as an adult or, forbid the thought, maybe you haven't
discovered them at all! Those who have journeyed Through the Looking
Glass generally love (or shun) the tales for their unparalleled sense of
nonsense .

Public interest in the books--from the time they were published more than
a century ago--has almost been matched by curiosity about their author.
Many readers are surprised to learn that the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat
and a host of other absurd and captivating creatures sprung from the mind
of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a ...

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book on the advice of
friends who had read and loved the little handwritten manuscript he had
given to Alice Liddell. He expanded the story considerably and engaged
the services of John Tenniel, one of the best known artists in England, to
provide illustrations. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel
Through The Looking Glass were enthusiastically received in their own
time, and have since become landmarks in childrens' literature.

What makes these nonsense tales so durable? Aside from the immediate
appeal of the characters, their colourful language, and the sometimes
hilarious verse ("Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/did gyre and gimble
in the wabe:") the narrative works on many levels. There is logical
structure, in the relationship of Alice's journey to a game of chess.
There are problems of relativity, as in her exchange with the Cheshire
Cat:

"Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That
depends a good deal on where you want to get ...

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