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The Story of Alice

Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

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ISBN 9780674970762

Publication Date: 08/15/2016

496 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

42 halftones

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Prologue: Snap
Before Alice
Alice
After Alice
Epilogue: Unknown
Notes
Acknowledgements
Credits
Index

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In Maclean’s, read about the continuing cultural relevance of the Alice books
Visit the Lewis Carroll Society of North America’s website, Alice 150, for resources and sesquicentennial events in the New York City area and worldwide

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