by Lewis Carroll
Down the Rabbit-Hole Once More!
Reviewed by: Sarita Mehra
About Sarita Mehra
Call it what you will, but I've recently embarked on rediscovering the books
I enjoyed as a child. The natural first choice for me, was Lewis Carroll's
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". As a child, I watched the Disney
rendition countless times and on a whim, read the book maybe once. Now at
the ripe old age of mumbledy-mumble, it was well worth the revisit.
I had forgotten how charming Lewis Carroll's works are, and "Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland" is a perfect example. An ideal story for any age,
we follow Alice through the infamous rabbit hole to another world -
Wonderland, where a myriad of characters await her.
I've always enjoyed the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon. They are by far my
favourite characters in the book. The Mock Turtle's Lobster Quadrille is
delightful as it is a display of Carroll's use of language and masterful
humour.
There's the Queen of Hearts of course, and the Mad-Hatter's Tea Party. Not
to mention the White Rabbit, who's always very late.
In fact, there are so many characters, and Alice is the perfect avatar to
view them through that it really is a book that has to be revisited,
especially with children. The book, and its sequel ("Through the Looking
Glass") were originally written for the daughter of the Dean of his college,
who incidentally was called Alice Liddell.
In Wonderland, there are moments to astound and delight. There is a unique
innocence to the tale, perhaps reminiscent of an innocent time, yet it one
that has transcended the ages, to become a truly timeless classic.
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Copyright © by Sarita Mehra, 2002
Reviewed by Sarita Mehra:
-- The Tao of Pooh - by Benjamin Hoff
-- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll
-- Kim - by Rudyard Kipling
-- Round Ireland With A Fridge - by Tony Hawks
-- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - by Roald Dahl
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