venerdì 21 maggio 2010

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

JOHN TENNIEL ILLUSTRATIONS

Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are considered to be his finest and most enduring achievement. They must also rank among the world's best-known children's images.

The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne … with a great crowd assembled about them.

She thought she had never seen such a strange-looking soldier in all her life.

The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this, but all he said was, 'Why is a raven like a writing-desk'

The Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby…

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at!

The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne … with a great crowd assembled about them.

She jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt…

'For the Duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet.'

'Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak - Pray, how did you manage to do it'

Are you animal - or vegetable - or mineral

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