Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Author: Li Jie, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A century ago, on the distant British Isles, there were three little girls who loved listening to stories. They coaxed a young uncle to tell them one. As he thought and spoke, he spun a wonderful fairy tale. The young uncle was named Carroll, and the three story-loving girls were the Liddell sisters. Among them, the 10-year-old Alice was particularly charming, and Carroll incorporated her name into the story. By making up a whimsical tale, he captivated the girls, who were utterly engrossed. Not content with the oral story, they asked Carroll to write it down, which led to the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Carroll was a renowned English fairy tale writer of the Victorian era. He had worked as an editor and had also taught at the University of Oxford, serving as a lecturer in mathematics and logic. The protagonist of the book, Alice, was the daughter of his colleague. Carroll often told stories to these girls and later compiled and edited them into a book, which achieved immense success and has remained popular ever since. The plot of the book is fantastical and imaginative, told in a captivating manner that satirizes the contradictions of British society. It has been beloved by readers of all ages and has spread far and wide.
Alice's story is filled with various fantastical elements: a body that can grow and shrink, a deck of cards that forms a kingdom, a mirror world to enter, and a forest that makes people forget their names. All of this resembles a child's colorful dream, a fairyland that children yearn for, which is why this fairy tale continues to shine in children's literature after more than a century. And the kind and lovely little girl herself is a gem among them. She may not be particularly intelligent, but she possesses a pure heart, showing courtesy even to a little goose. Combined with her bright eyes, a vivid image of a lively girl comes to life on the page.