Through the Looking-Glass
First published 1865
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About this book
*Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There* (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1865).
Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of *Through the Looking-Glass* make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May, uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the
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second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on November 4 (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on.
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[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-Glass
Source: Open Library
Book information
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- First published
- 1865
- Edition
- Through the Looking Glass
- Publisher
- Random House Value Publishing
- Language
- ENG
- ISBN-13
- 9780517002339