The Annotated Alice

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The Annotated Alice is Martin Gardner’s influential, commentary-rich edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books, explaining their mathematical puzzles, wordplay, and cultural references.

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instanceOf annotated edition
book
authorOfOriginalText Lewis Carroll
basedOn Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
surface form: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
containsWork Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
countryOfPublication United States of America
surface form: United States
editor Martin Gardner
genre annotated literature
literary criticism
hasCommentaryBy Martin Gardner
hasFormat print book
includesIllustrationsBy John Tenniel
influenced later annotated editions of classic literature
language English
notableFor explaining linguistic jokes and puns in the Alice stories
explaining mathematical and logical references in the Alice stories
extensive commentary on Lewis Carroll’s Alice books
publicationEra 20th century
subject Victorian culture
literary allusions
logic
mathematical puzzles
parody
wordplay
targetAudience fans of Lewis Carroll
general readers
students of literature
workFocus interpretation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
interpretation of Through the Looking-Glass

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Martin Gardner notableWork The Annotated Alice