Tuesday again. And, sad to say, I'm still reading all the same books I was reading last Tuesday – haven't started anything new yet. So, for this week's teaser, I'm using the opening lines of one of my all-time favorites – Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Though it looks like much more, this really is just the first two sentences of the book:Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book", thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"And, of course, we all know what happens next – it's down that famous rabbit-hole, and into all those amazing adventures in Wonderland. If you haven't read this one, you really should do it soon. Mr. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) may have had some rather alarming proclivities when it came to photography, but he could tell a really terrific story!
So she was considering, in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.
Alice surrounded by the creatures of WonderlandIllustration by Jessie Wilcox Smith
Source: Wikipedia
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Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite classics, and I love the image you included. Great teaser!
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Wonderful choice for a teaser!
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Great teaser.
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carol
Fantastic teaser!
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A favorite book of mine.
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Love the pic! Good choice for Tuesday Teaser, Joy!!
ReplyDeleteI love that teaser! I reread this book last year for a challenge...and it was just as magical as when I was a kid, except the book I read didn't have the same lovely illustrations.
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I'm ashamed to admit that I have not read this book in it's entirety and I really need to correct that! Thanks for sharing such a great piece of classic literature today!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of the Disney cartoon! I still have not read any of the Alice books. I think I need to get to it!
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I may be the only person who just doesn't like Alice in Wonderland. Reading it as an adult just killed it for me.
ReplyDeleteYou have to luv Alice. I can't stand to walk pass a book about Alice. It seems like it's a forever journey.
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Your bookmark collection header is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove Alice! It's been a long time since I read the stories (I've watched more film adaptations than I have spent time rereading them).
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From that opening, it sounds far more readable than I'd imagined!
ReplyDeleteI love the illustration you've chosen. I'd love to get my hand on that edition!
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ReplyDeleteI actually hated this book as a child, just couldn't understand it and would give up and watch the movie instead. But after reading it in high school, I have to admit it's one of my favorites too!
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Sad to say, I have never read this book or watched the movie, I don't know why, but it never appealed to me. Now after reading your mini review, I may have to give it a try sometime.
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I recently received a combination "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" omnibus through Goodreads bookswap. Reading this teaser makes me want to pick it up for a read right now (I read Alice in Wonderland so long ago; I think I was still a kid)
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