Lewis Carroll, Sowers Pam
ASIN: B008OMVV6S
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 640
Though most ebooks are simple conversions of paper books, "The eNotated Alice in Wonderland" is a completely new approach that takes advantage of ebook technology by providing comprehensive eNotations (electronic annotations), essays, and background information conveniently accessible through links and a active table of contents. Written by Pam Sowers, researcher, journalist, and long-time “Alice” fan, this background biographical, historical, and interpretive information reveals an “Alice” not visible to most readers.Says Sowers, “This book is for adults as well as children. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is not simply a sweet children’s story set in dreamland. It is much more complex. Themes include death, racism, politics, anger, confusion, logic and women’s roles. Carroll wrote in a world controlled by Victorian sensibilities.” One hundred fifty years ago, Charles Dodgson, joined a party ...