Through the Looking-Glass
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*Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There* (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1865). Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of *Through the Looking-Glass* make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May, uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on November 4 (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on. (Wikipedia (opens in a new tab))
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Subjects
- Fantasy
- Fiction
- English Nonsense verses
- Children's poetry, English
- Nonsense verses
- English poetry
- Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll)
- Toy and movable books
- English Fantasy poetry
- Children's stories
- Juvenile literature
- Specimens