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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll (1832–1898)

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  • 40 min read
  • 10 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll is a classic novel written during the Victorian era. This fantastical tale follows a young girl named Alice who embarks on an extraordinary journey through a whimsical world full of peculiar characters and absurd situations. The book explores themes of identity, curiosity, and the fluidity of reality, making it a timeless piece that continues to captivate readers of all ages. The story begins when Alice, bored and sleepy while sitting by her sister, follows a hurried White Rabbit into a magical rabbit hole, leading her into Wonderland. Throughout her adventures, she encounters a series of odd characters, including the cynical Caterpillar, the grinning Cheshire Cat, and the nonsensical Mad Hatter at a chaotic tea party. As Alice navigates through various challenges and whimsical situations, her size constantly changes due to magical foods and drinks, reflecting her feelings of confusion and identity. Ultimately, her travels culminate in a ridiculous trial over a stolen tart, where Alice asserts herself against the nonsensical authority of the Queen of Hearts. The whimsical nature of this narrative invites readers to embrace imagination and explore the complexities of growing up and self-discovery.

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  • Fantasy fiction
  • Children's stories
  • Imaginary places
  • Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)

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I — Down the Rabbit-Hole

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do. Once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

There was nothing so very remarkable in that, nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" But when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket and looked at it and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and, burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it and was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole, under the hedge. In another moment, down went Alice after it!

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Contents

  1. I — Down the Rabbit-Hole
  2. II — The Pool of Tears
  3. III — A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
  4. IV — The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
  5. V — Advice from a Caterpillar
  6. VI — Pig and Pepper
  7. VII — A Mad Tea-Party
  8. VIII — The Queen's Croquet Ground
  9. IX — Who Stole the Tarts?
  10. X — Alice's Evidence

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About this edition

This free edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #19033, released 2006-08-12. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Children & Young Adult Reading, Novels, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

Other editions: eBook #11 (most read), eBook #928, eBook #28885.

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