English Literature / Unit 15 ENL 1422 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lewis Carroll's Alice
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The idea
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, of eighteen sixty-five, sends a girl down a rabbit hole into a world of talking creatures. A classic of literary nonsense, it signalled a change toward imaginative, empathetic writing for children. Through the Looking-Glass followed.
In practice
A rabbit hole; logical nonsense.
Where people slip
Carroll was an Oxford mathematician.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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