The Alice Companion: Guide to Lewis Carroll's Alice Books

First edition. This alphabetical companion to the Alice books offers not simply an explanation of the characters and situations that fill their pages, but also a discussion of how they relate to the life and experiences of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll. As a guide to Wonderland, the book is designed to provide access to Alice in all her disguises - in film, on the stage, as seen by different illustrators and translators, and as interpreted in different countries. Foreword by Roy Porter as well as a biographical sketch of Carroll. With extensive bibliography, indexes of article titles and of names, and numerous black and white illustrations throughout. xii, 319+ 1 pages. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 8vo..