![]() Meticulously handwritten in sepia ink, it contains not a single mistake and is filled with his own detailed illustrations. It proved such a hit that Alice insisted Dodgson transcribe it, which he duly did. The book began life modestly in 1862, as entertainment for 10-year-old Alice Liddell and her two sisters as they boated on the River Thames with mathematician Charles Dodgson and his clergyman friend. The 21st Century's greatest children's books Why Where the Wild Things Are is the greatest children's book Read more about BBC Culture's 100 greatest children's books: Delve into the writings of generations of critics, scholars and bloggers, and this beloved juvenile classic becomes variously an allegory on drug culture, a parable of British colonisation, and the story of a heroine with a bad case of penis envy. Yet its most capacious by-product by far is alternate readings. There's even a neurological syndrome named after it. Over the course of a century and a half, it's inspired films, paintings, a ballet and computer games. Lewis Carroll's fantastical tale of magic cakes and secret doors, grinning cats and warbling turtles, has never been out of print since it was first published – and has just come second in BBC Culture's Greatest Children's Books poll. To fully experience what it means to tumble down a rabbit hole, just ask the internet about hidden messages in the book that so vividly gives us the image, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This is an updated version of an article originally published in 2016. ![]()
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