A newly illustrated edition of this classic tale by one of Australia's greatest children's book illustrators.

Author Biography

Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), born in Cheshire, England, the third of eleven children. He developed a love of word play and riddles at an early age, inventing games and puzzles for his brothers and sisters. He was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church College, Oxford, where in 1855 he became a lecturer in mathematics. In 1862, on a boating picnic, Carroll made up a story to tell a group of children, among them the eleven-year-old daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, Alice Liddell. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was published three years later and became a publishing sensation, beloved by children and adults alike. Carroll soon began work on another book featuring his inquisitive young heroine and based on the idea of a chess game. His enchanting sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, was published in 1871. Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia and still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. Alice Through the Looking-Glass is the thirteenth title in his highly acclaimed series of children's classics, which have now been published in many editions around the world.