Presented here are four of the most popular children’s books of all time: Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows, ‘ Margery Williams’ ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ and Lewis Carroll’s ‘The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Lookingglass.’
First, Kenneth Grahame’s classic ‘The Wind in the Willows, ‘ one of the most beloved and admired novels of children’s literature. The story follows the adventures of the mild-mannered Mole and his friend Rat, who emerge from their winter’s slumber to explore the Springtime world, encountering the sedate and businesslike Badger as well as the wild and impulsive Mr. Toad of Toad Hall, who cannot seem to avoid mishaps and run-ins with the police.
Next, Margery Williams Bianco’s revered children’s story of a stuffed rabbit who longs to be real, ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ has been one of the world’s most beloved children’s books for the past 100 years. Chosen as one of the ‘Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children, ‘ this volume features illustrations by the original artist for the book, William Nicholson. Adapted over the years many times for stage, screen and television, The Velveteen Rabbit is a timeless tale of love, loss, friendship and what it means to triumph over adversity.
And finally, Lewis Carroll’s classic duo of nonsense and imagination, ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Lookingglass, ‘ books that were immediate sensations upon publication. Both books relate the story of Alice, a young girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a world filled with talking rabbits, grinning cats, mad hatters and vengeful queens and, in Book Two, her trip through a mirror into another, magical world. Long hailed as one of the greatest children’s book series ever created, ‘Alice’ has permeated the culture. The subject of dozens of adaptations, re-tellings, films and stage productions, here are two of the most treasured works of fiction in the English language.
Enjoy ALL FOUR of these classic children’s novels in ONE VOLUME! This is the second of a limited series.
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Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27, 1832, the third child of Charles and Frances Jane Dodgson. An early lover of literature, Dodgson suffered from a stammer that greatly inhibited his social activities throughout his life.Despite his status as an outcast at school, Charles excelled scholastically, particularly in math. He attended Oxford where he received first-class honors in Mathematics and won the Christ Church Mathematical Lectureship upon graduation in 1855, which he held for 26 years.But Dodgson was also a poet and writer, contributing often to the family magazine Mischmasch, among others. He wrote mostly short, humorous pieces and satire, but with a romantic poem, ‘Solitude, ‘ written under his pen name ‘Lewis Carroll, ‘ he finally received real recognition.Befriending the new Dean of Christ Church, Henry Liddell, Dodgson grew to know the Liddell children, including the youngest, Alice. For her, he created the fantastical tale of Alice and her adventures ‘under ground, ‘ which was later refined and published as ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.’After the overwhelming success of the first Alice book, Dodgson published his sequel, ‘Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, ‘ which proved to be just as popular. Of his other literary works, his most beloved is the nonsense poem ‘The Hunting of the Snark.’An inventor, amateur photographer and prolific correspondent, Dodgson died of pneumonia after a bout of influenza on January 14, 1989 and is buried at the Mount Cemetery in Guildford.
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