Through the Looking Glass - Softcover

Carroll, Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1453709185 ISBN 13: 9781453709184

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

Pruned to something less than half the original (using only Carroll's language), with chess moves, verse, chaptering, and main events intact: an abridgement that may find some use as an introduction, though any child who enjoys it should be steered to a complete edition. It's not true--despite Ross's otherwise sensible introduction--that all the humor is here (where are the ``six impossible things before breakfast''?); but his forthrightly honest approach (even the title page reads ``Abridged & Illustrated by...'' in caps) merits some indulgence, while even purists will enjoy comparing his witty, freely rendered caricatures with Tenniel's elegantly limned art--which Ross's frequently parodies. (Fiction. 6+) -- Copyright (c)1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

Review:

"Tony Ross captures all of the quirks of Carroll's original characters in an innovative way... The newly imagined text breathes fresh life into this fantastical tale, bringing delight to the eye and ear of the reader." (Guardian, The Best New Children's Books)

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1453709185
• ISBN 13: 9781453709184
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128