Lewis Carroll's Alice novels have a publishing history almost as magical and mysterious as the stories themselves. Zoe Jaques and Eugene Giddens offer a detailed account of the initial publication of the Alice books, investigating how their subsequent transformations through print, illustration, film, and song affected the reception of these childhood favourites and examining what they reveal about the history of print culture and shifting attitudes of and towards the child reader.
Pages
263
Format
ebook
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing
Release
April 22, 2014
ISBN
1306280710
ISBN 13
9781306280716
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: A Publishing History
Lewis Carroll's Alice novels have a publishing history almost as magical and mysterious as the stories themselves. Zoe Jaques and Eugene Giddens offer a detailed account of the initial publication of the Alice books, investigating how their subsequent transformations through print, illustration, film, and song affected the reception of these childhood favourites and examining what they reveal about the history of print culture and shifting attitudes of and towards the child reader.