The annotated Alice : Alice's adventures in Wonderland & Through the looking-glass / by Lewis Carroll ; original illustrations by John Tenniel ; introduction and notes by Martin Gardner.

This edition combines the notes of Gardner's 1960, The annotated Alice with his 1990 update, More annotated Alice, as well as additional discoveries and updates drawn from Gardner's encyclopedic knowledge of the texts. It includes Tenniel's classic art with some recently discovered Tenniel pencil sketches.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-312).

Preface to the definitive edition of The Annotated Alice. Introduction to The Annotated Alice. Introduction to More Annotated Alice. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. The Wasp in a Wig. Original pencil sketches by Tenniel. A note about Lewis Carroll Societies. Selected references. Alice on the Screen, by David Schaefer

'For over half a century, Martin Gardner has established himself as one of the world's leading authorities on Lewis Carroll. His Annotated Alice, first published in 1959, has over half a million copies in print around the world and is beloved by both families and scholars--for it was Gardner who first decoded many of the mathematical riddles and wordplay that lay ingeniously embedded in Carroll's two classic stories....Forty years after this groundbreaking publication, W.W. Norton is proud to publish the Definitive Edition...a work that finally combines the annotations of Gardner's 1959 edition with his 1990 volume, More Annotated Alice, as well as additional discoveries drawn from Garner's encyclopedic knowledge of the texts....'

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