Lewis Carroll

Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll

Publisher Marketing: Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down ajar from one of the shelves as she passed: it was labeled 'ORANGE MARMALADE' but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar, for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it. 'Well!' thought Alice to herself 'After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down-stairs! How brave they'll all think me at home! Why, I wouldn't say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house!' (which was very likely true.) Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end? 'I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time?' she said aloud. "I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think-' (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the school-room, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) '-- yes that's about the right distance -- but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?' (Alice had not the slightest idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but she thought they were nice grand words to say.) Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 337 (EAN 9780060081393, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 337 (EAN 9780060081393, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 (EAN 9780698400528, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 338 (EAN 9780698400528, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 310 (EAN 9780060757687, Hardcover) PW Notes and Reprints 10/13/2003 pg. 82 (EAN 9781552977545, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/13/2003 (EAN 9781552977545, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 05/25/2015 (EAN 9781857078145, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014 (EAN 9781623540494, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/24/2014 (EAN 9781623540494, Hardcover) School Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 113 (EAN 9781623540494, Hardcover) School Library Journal 10/01/1999 pg. 110 (EAN 9780735811669, Hardcover) Booklist 11/01/1999 pg. 528 (EAN 9780735811669, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/01/1999 pg. 84 (EAN 9780735811669, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 64 (EAN 9780735811669, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 436 (EAN 9780735811669, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 643 (EAN 9780735811669, Hardcover) Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 462 (EAN 9780399222412, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780399222412, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/10/1989 (EAN 9780399222412, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2010 (EAN 9789380028231, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 324 (EAN 9780375966415, Library Binding) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 324 (EAN 9780375866418, Paperback) School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 180 (EAN 9781434215857, Library Binding) School Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 180 (EAN 9781434217400, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Carroll, Lewis Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an English writer, mathematician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. Best known for his classics Alice s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and Jabberwocky, Carroll was also an accomplished inventor who created an early version of what is today known as Scrabble. The publication of Alice s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 brought Carroll a certain level of fame, although he continued to supplement his income through his work as a mathematics tutor at Christ Church, Oxford College. Carroll s whimsical characters and nonsensical verse resonated with Victorian-era readers, and his books continue to be enjoyed by numerous modern societies dedicated to his promoting his works.