Fiction

Before Disney or Whoopi Goldberg or Johnny Depp, if you wanted to immerse yourself in Alice’s world you’d have to grab a book.

You know, when people read physical books and couldn’t call for help in a car and smoked to look like Lauren Bacall.

There are hundreds (probably thousands) of versions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

If you’re only going to read one, make sure it uses Tenniel’s illustrations.

If you’ve ever searched for “Alice in Wonderland” in Etsy, you know to which drawings I’m referring.

But I promise you – their popularity is warranted.

Tenniel’s original drawings were engraved on blocks of wood and created the visuals for Alice’s world.

The Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the Caterpillar – all came to life in Tenniel’s hand.

(No, I didn’t just know they were done with woodcut, I looked it up on Wikipedia.)

(Everything on there’s always correct, right?)

And if you can pull yourself away from the drawings, the book itself is quite good too!

I’m a sucker for a novel with pictures,

Megan

Alice In Wonderland, Old School

Tagged as: Book reviews by someone who doesn't know what they're talking about

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