Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Original en 26417 words First published 1865 United Kingdom

Lewis Carroll's dream-logic classic of 1865, and one of the most quoted books in the English language. Bored young Alice follows a waistcoated White Rabbit down a hole and lands in a world where a pool of tears becomes an ocean, a Caterpillar asks who she is and cannot be answered, and a croquet match is played with a flamingo mallet against the Queen of Hearts, who orders beheadings at the slightest provocation. Nonsense that hides razor-sharp comedy about rules, identity and growing up — it has delighted children and puzzled logicians for over a century and a half.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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