Stepping through a mirror into a whimsical world, Alice finds herself in a land ruled by chess pieces, talking flowers, and curious logic. Her journey becomes a playful reflection on identity, imagination, and the absurdities of life. Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass is a brilliant sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, blending wit, wordplay, and fantasy in a timeless exploration of wonder and self-discovery.
Date: 1871 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~288 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~50.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Fantasy, Children
"One of the most characteristic specimens of the author’s genius... full of the most delightful absurdities" — The Spectator, British magazine
"The book is at once the most fantastic and the most logical of all Carroll’s works" — Virginia Woolf, pioneering modernist novelist and critic
"Like its predecessor, it is a work of extraordinary imagination and verbal wit" — Martin Gardner, literary commentator and editor
"A masterpiece of nonsense literature, rich in satire and wordplay" — Harold Bloom, influential literary critic
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