Showing results for "Alice" in Literary History & Criticism

Alice Fraser has a special place in her heart for the sweeping silliness of romance novels. The journey to reach a believable Happily Ever After can go via an unbelievable rollercoaster of intensity, through wildly entertaining twists and unlikely turns. To celebrate the unparalleled joy this genre can bring to listeners and defy its oft maligned status, Alice has created the author, D'Ancey LaGuarde, the ineffably mysterious, outrageously prolific, undisputed regent of the art of romance.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Alice Adams chronicles the attempts of a lower middle class American midwestern family at the turn of the 20th century to climb the social ladder. The eponymous heroine is at the heart of the story, a young woman who wants a better place in society and a better life. As Gerard Previn Meyer has stated, "Apart from being the contribution to social history its author conceived it to be, [Alice Adams] is something more, that something being what has attracted to it so large a public: its portrait of a (despite her faults) 'lovable girl'." (Summary by Jeannie)

An ordinary village girl's plans for the future with her long-standing beau are threatened when he is seen to be an attractive prospect by a local noble family Trollope's novella works through the consequences with typical affection and sensitivity. - Summary by Anthony Ogus

Step into a world where logic is turned on its head and the ordinary becomes extraordinary. This collection explores themes of curiosity, transformation, and the blurred line between reality and fantasy. Expect narratives that challenge perceptions and ignite the imagination, inviting listeners to question what is possible and what is real. Each week, our podcast presents a new full-length audiobook, offering a diverse range of stories that span different eras and styles. This is not a continuous tale but a series of distinct adventures, providing fresh perspectives and insights. Whether ...

Alice’s adventures in Wonderland is probably one of the most well known and popular children's novels in the English language. Written in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson, better known by his pen name ‘Lewis Carrol’. Lewis, a mathematician, poet, photographer and inventor, tells a surreal fantasy tale, of Alice, who visits a world of unnatural logic after following a very smart White Rabbit, down a rabbit hole. The world she discovers is inhabited by the strangest and most endearing characters; The ‘Mad Hatter’, the sleepy ‘Dormouse’, the ‘Queen of Hearts’ and many ...

The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter. Note that even though the title says 'words of one syllable', there are quite a few two and even multiple syllable words which the author divides into smaller bites by using dashes. Don't let this bother you. The book is well written and would be an excellent choice for all listeners or those for whom English is not their first language.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a timeless tale that whisks readers into a whimsical world of imagination and adventure. The story begins when young Alice follows a hurried White Rabbit down a rabbit hole, tumbling into the magical and absurd Wonderland. In this fantastical realm, she encounters a host of eccentric characters, including the mischievous Cheshire Cat, the quirky Mad Hatter, the enigmatic Caterpillar, and the formidable Queen of Hearts. Each encounter challenges Alice’s perception of reality and her sense of self.Filled with clever wordplay, riddles, and a ...

In this classic novel, a young girl named Alice chases after a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. She discovers a place that rejects traditional reason, and only follows its own mad logic. Join Alice as she meets iconic characters like The Mad Hatter while she tries to navigate this strange new world. (Summary by Vin Cramer)

Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' Suffrage League, She and her husband Wilfrid Meynell were active in publishing and editing literary works including helping to launch the first works of Francis Thompson, author of "Hound of Heaven." This is a collection of her essays on children. The opening line for the first essay sets the stage. "To attend to a living child is to be baffled in your humour, disappointed of your pathos, and set freshly free from all the pre-occupations. You cannot ...

From Alice in Blunderland: "Certain of our members claim that they have a right to sell their votes for $500 apiece--" "Mercy!" cried Alice, "Why, that is--that is terrible." "It certainly is," said the March Hare ruefully, it's rotten. Here I've been holding out for $1,250 for mine, and these duffers want to go in for a cut rate that will absolutely ruin the business." John Kendrick Bangs takes Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and turns it into a political satire in many ways as fresh, keen and relevant today as it was a hundred years ago. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

Step into the enchanting world of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the beloved children's classic by Lewis Carroll. Follow Alice as she tumbles down a rabbit hole and discovers a fantastical realm where nothing is as it seems. Encounter whimsical characters like the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts, each bringing their own quirky charm to this delightful story. From an eternal tea party to a surreal game of croquet with anthropomorphic playing cards, Alice’s journey is filled with laughter, curiosity, and unexpected twists. This audiobook captures the magic and ...

John Kendrick Bangs was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangasian Fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. (Wikipedia) Plot summary: J K Bangs has taken Alice from Lewis Carroll's “Alice in Wonderland” and lets her on a boring day travel with the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat and the other of Carroll's familiar characters to Blunderland. The story is a well written Satire, a witty, humorous tale of adventure and city politics, a tale of Alice in a land where nothing is as it should be. (Summary...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson's friends. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the "literary nonsense" genre, and its narrative course ...

Découvrez Alice au Pays des Merveilles de Lewis Carroll en livre audio, un grand classique de la littérature jeunesse à écouter dès à présent ! Suivez Alice dans son voyage extraordinaire au cœur d’un monde fantastique peuplé de personnages inoubliables : le Lapin Blanc, le Chat du Cheshire, le Chapelier fou et la Reine de Cœur. Entre rêve, humour absurde, aventure et poésie, ce conte intemporel émerveille petits et grands depuis des générations. Bonne écoute ! 📚 Écoutez plus de livres audio gratuits sur libresaudio.fr (http://libresaudio.fr) ! Hébergé par Ausha. ...

A dramatization of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass for the stage. In this version, Alice goes through the looking glass and encounters a variety of strange and wonderful creatures from favorite scenes of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland the Through the Looking Glass. Including a conversation with the Red and White Queens, encounters with Humpty Dumpty, the Mock Turtle, the Cheshire Cat, and the Caterpillar, and of course everyone's favorite Mad Tea Party. (Summary by ElleyKat)Stage Directions: HailiLewis Carroll: Charlotte BrownAlice: Amanda ...

In exclusive interviews, bestselling authors like Tina Wells, Kristen Butler, Jason VanRuler, and Neil Patel share how they navigated the toughest periods of their personal and professional lives, and how this shaped the success they now experience today. Studies show that the stories we tell ourselves about rejection influence whether these failures fuel our ambition and propel us forward, or stifle our growth and hold us back. If your rejection story is holding you back, it is time for a reframe.

“Dead Girls is everything I want in an essay collection: provocative lines of inquiry, macabre humor, blistering intelligence... I love this book. I want to take it into the middle of a crowded room and hold it up and scream until someone tackles me the ground; even then, I’d probably keep...

Dive into the whimsical world of Alices Adventures in Wonderland, the enchanting 1865 novel by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. Follow Alice as she tumbles down a rabbit hole into a fantastical realm filled with eccentric, anthropomorphic characters. This timeless tale delights readers of all ages, skillfully blending logic with the absurd, and has cemented its place as a cornerstone of the literary nonsense genre. Its imaginative narrative, vivid imagery, and unforgettable characters continue to inspire and influence popular culture and literature, ...

This is the handwritten book that Carroll wrote for private use before being urged to develop it later into Alice in Wonderland. It was generously illustrated by Carrol and meant to entertain his family and friends. When a sick child in a hospital enjoyed it so much, the mother wrote him saying it had distracted her for a bit from her pain and led eventually to Carroll expanding the story. The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and the Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat, on 4 July 1862, up the Isis with the three young daughters of Henry Liddell, (the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford ...

A delightful version of Alice's Adventures following that scurrying Rabbit with the watch that is shortened for the enjoyment of younger children. She meets all of the strange talking animals (and they are just as rude or silly as usual) and eats and drinks from all of the bottles and grows and shrinks alarmingly just like in the longer version. Enjoy. (Summary by the reader, Phil Chenevert)