Alices Adventures In Wonderland Illustrated by H. Robinson by Lewis Carroll Hardback Book 9781473307339

Alice in Wonderland is the best known work of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 1832 1898 better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll Telling the tale of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by surreal and anthropomorphic creatures the book was a huge commercial success on its initial publication in 1865 It was followed by its sequel Through the LookingGlass and What Alice Found There in 1871 The books play at the heart of logical problems and literary nonsense giving the narrative lasting popularity with adults and children alike This edition of the Alice in Wonderland story is illustrated by Charles Pears 1873 1958 and Thomas Heath Robinson 1869 1954 Both immensely talented Golden Age Illustrators the two men collaborated on this work producing a beautifully varied volume Charles Pears was famed as both a painter and illustrator and contributed to many periodicals as well as producing frequent marine paintings T H Robinson was the brother of William Heath and Charles Robinson all of whom became imaginative and highlyrespected illustrators The artwork of Pears and Robinson is presented alongside the text further refining Carrolls masterful...