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"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 |
