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As the book and its sequel are Carroll's most widely recognised works, they have also inspired numerous live performances, including plays, operas, ballets, and traditional English pantomimes. These works range from fairly faithful adaptations to those that use the story as a basis for new works. Eva Le Gallienne's stage adaptation of the Alice books premiered on 12 December 1932 and ended its run in May 1933. [117] The production has been revived in New York in 1947 and 1982. A community theatre production of Alice was Olivia de Havilland's first foray onto the stage. [118] Rare Manuscripts". Life. Vol.20, no.15. 15 April 1946. pp.101–105. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022 . Retrieved 24 January 2022. Straley, Jessica (2016). "Generic variability: Lewis Carroll, scientific nonsense, and literary parody". Evolution and Imagination in Victorian Children's Literature. Cambridge University Press. pp.86–117. doi: 10.1017/cbo9781316422700.004. ISBN 978-1-316-42270-0.

The book has never been out of print and has been translated into 174 languages. Its legacy covers adaptations for screen, radio, art, ballet, opera, musicals, theme parks, board games and video games. [5] Carroll published a sequel in 1871 entitled Through the Looking-Glass and a shortened version for young children, The Nursery "Alice" in 1890. Lecercle, Jean-Jacques (1994). Philosophy of nonsense: the intuitions of Victorian nonsense literature. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-07652-4. The Cheshire church that inspired the enduringly popular Alice's Adventure in Wonderland". Cheshire Live. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022 . Retrieved 18 September 2022.Appleton, Andrea (23 July 2015). "The Mad Challenge of Translating "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" ". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022 . Retrieved 25 January 2022. Turner, Paul (1989). English Literature, 1832–1890: Excluding the Novel. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-812217-9. OCLC 18106770. a b Berman, Judy (15 October 2020). "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll". Time. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021 . Retrieved 8 May 2021. Hahn, Daniel (2015). The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature (2ded.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-174437-2. OCLC 921452204.

Gardner, Martin (1993) [1960]. The Annotated Alice. Bramhall House. ISBN 0-517-02962-6. OCLC 33157612.

Tea and Alice top 'English icons' ". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009 . Retrieved 18 September 2022. Gray, Donald J., ed. (1992). Alice in Wonderland: A Norton Critical Edition (2ded.). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-7358-1166-0. OCLC 40881493. Carroll first met Alexander Macmillan, a high-powered London publisher, on 19 October 1863. [11] His firm, Macmillan Publishers, agreed to publish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by sometime in 1864. [67] Carroll financed the initial print run, possibly because it gave him more editorial authority than other financing methods. [67] He managed publication details such as typesetting and engaged illustrators and translators. [68] Jaques, Zoe; Giddens, Eugene (2012). Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: A Publishing History. Routledge. p.202.

Pudney, John (1976). Lewis Carroll and His World. Charles Scribner's Sons. ISBN 0-684-14728-9. OCLC 2561557. Nichols, Catherine (2014). Alice's Wonderland: A Visual Journey Through Lewis Carroll's Mad, Mad World. Race Point Publishing. Little Brother and Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm (13 colour plates, 45 line, 1917) Belford, Barbara (2000). Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 0-7475-5027-1. OCLC 44185308. Style, Subjects, Technique, and Technology | Central Michigan University". www.cmich.edu . Retrieved 8 October 2018.Maria Popova in the online article " Leonard'sWeisgard'sStunning 1949 'Alice in Wonderland' Illustrations" describes the illustrations as: "The vibrant, textured artwork exudes a certain mid-century boldness that makes it much a timeless celebration of the beloved children's book as it is a time-capsule of bygone aesthetic from the golden age of illustration and graphic design." The Duchess's lullaby, "Speak roughly to your little boy..."—a parody of David Bates' "Speak Gently" Bayley, Melanie (6 March 2010). "Algebra in Wonderland". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010 . Retrieved 13 March 2010. Barder, Ollie (13 September 2019). "Brian Froud On 'The Dark Crystal', 'Labyrinth' And His Love Of Nature". Forbes. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020 . Retrieved 23 June 2020.

Houfe, Simon (1978). "Rainey, William RBA RI 1852-1936". Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists, 1800-1914. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. p.426. ISBN 9780902028739 . Retrieved 2 March 2020. He began his career making illustrations for magazines such as Good Housekeeping, The New Yorker and Harper’s Bazaar. The first full major production was Alice in Wonderland, an 1886 musical play in London's West End by Henry Savile Clarke and Walter Slaughter, which played at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Twelve-year-old actress Phoebe Carlo (the first to play Alice) was personally selected by Carroll for the role. [113] Carroll attended a performance on 30 December 1886, writing in his diary he enjoyed it. [114] The musical was frequently revived during West End Christmas seasons during the four decades after its premiere, including a London production at the Globe Theatre in 1888, with Isa Bowman as Alice. [115] [116] Stan, Susan, ed. (2002). The World Through Children's Books. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7387-3. OCLC 606598942.The Guardian view on Alice in Wonderland: a dauntless, no-nonsense heroine". The Guardian. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021 . Retrieved 25 January 2022. Watson, Victor (2001). The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. Cambridge University Press. pp. 110–111. ISBN 0-521-55064-5. OCLC 45413558. Cinderella by Charles Perrault, ed. Charles S. Evans (1 colour plate, 60 silhouettes, William Heinemann, London, 1919)

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