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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (page 1/5)

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[picture: Front Cover With Alice]

Illustrations from Alice’s Aventures in Wonderland, or, Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Caroll (1866). The illustrations were done by Sir John Tenniel [1820 – 1914].

These images were scanned by Shawn Calvert from the 1898 edition (MacMillan & Co., London), who kindly contributed them. Liam Quin made the JPEG versions.

There are many copies of the Project Gutenberg scans of these illustrations on the web. These images are not derived from those; they were made by a professional graphic designer, at much higher resolution, and have much more detail.

Lewis Caroll was of course a penname (nom de plume) of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. The book was written after he and a friend, Rev. Robinson Duckworth, went on a trip in a rowing-boat at Oxford, on the River Thames, from Follie Bridge to Godstowe, near Oxford, together with three schoolgirls.

The North American Lewis Carrol Society has collected pointers to online Alice resources.

Lewis Carrol Society list of illustrations

Some of the engravings are signed Dalziel, and there are also some images and extracts from a book by and about the Dalziel Brothers.

Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Author: Caroll, Lewis

Published by: McMillan & Co.

City: London

Date: 1865

Total items: 43

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: Mad Hatter just as hastily leaves]

Mad Hatter just as hastily leaves

‘You may go,’ said the King, and the Hatter hurriedly left the court, without even waiting to put his shoes on. [more...] [$]

[picture: Alice stretches her hand and tries to grab the White Rabbit]

Alice stretches her hand and tries to grab the White Rabbit

“Presently the Rabbit came up to the door, and tried to open it; but, as the door opened inwards, and Alice’s elbow was pressed hard against it, that attempt proved a failure. Alice heard it say to itself ‘Then [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Mad Hatter and March Hare dunking the Dormouse]

Mad Hatter and March Hare dunking the Dormouse

“This piece of rudeness was more than Alice could bear: she got up in great disgust, and walked off; the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and neither of the others [more...] [$]

[picture: Lobster primping before a mirror]

Lobster primping before a mirror

’Tis the voice of the Lobster; I heard him declare,
    “You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair.”
As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose
    Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes. [more...] [$]

[picture: The Caterpillar]

The Caterpillar

“She stretched herself up on tiptoe, and peeped over the edge of the mushroom, and her eyes immediately met those of a large caterpillar, that was sitting on the top with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah, and taking [...] [more...] [$]


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