ABELARDO MORELL

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By Lewis Carroll
Photo-Illustrations by Abelardo Morell
Introduction by Leonard S. Marcus

Dutton Children's Books, New York
1998

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

"For his illustrations, Abelardo Morell had the brilliant idea of making the book itself a character in the story. His photographs, at once eerie and full of wit, are beautifully realized."

Peter Galassi, Chief Curator of Photography, Museum of Modern Art

"There is no end to the available editions of Alice, of course, but here is one worth having."

Booklist

"There are two reasons why Carrollians of all ages will relish this new edition of the first Alice book. One: The splendid introduction by Leonard S. Marcus; two: the book's remarkable illustrations. Abelardo Morell had the happy thought of combining cutouts of Tenniel's drawings with ingenious photographs that comment cleverly on the text. His picture of a rabbit hole going down through the middle of a huge dictionary was sheer inspiration. Lewis Carroll, pioneer photographer, would have been delighted and amused."

Martin Gardner, author of The Annotated Alice

"What an inspired idea, to combine two such Carrollian icons as Tenniel's Alice and Dodgson's passion for photography! Abelardo Morell's photographs stir the imagination powerfully. . . It is no mean thing to take up a work of genius and renew it for all inquiring minds, young and old, and that is what has been done here."

Elizabeth Sewell, author of The Field of Nonsense