Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Family Audio Classics) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Lewis Carroll (Author), Sally Field (Reader)

Book Description

Series: Family Audio Classics

In an enchanting performance, two-time Academy Award® winner Sally Field takes us on a topsy-turvy adventure through Wonderland. Irresistibly delightful, fascinating and funny, Ms. Field's stunning interpretation brings Alice, the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and all of Lewis Carroll's remarkable characters to life.

Produced in a simple manner that allows imaginations to soar, Carroll's triumph will charm the entire family. Destined to become an instant classic, this audiobook will help introduce our family to the unique pleasure of classic literature.

A portion of the proceeds from this audiobook will be donated to the National Center for Family Literacy, a non-profit organization that improves the lives of tens of thousands of families annually by creating and assisting programs that teach the entire family basic literacy skills that expand their economic and social well-being.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lewis Carroll, an English mathematician, photographer and novelist, is best remembered for his masterpieces, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published first in 1865, and its sequel Through the Looking Glass, published in 1871. Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in 1832, he was the eldest son and third child in a family of seven girls and four boys.

He grew up in an isolated country village far from the burgeoning industrial development that was transforming Britain. After being ordained a deacon in 1861, he chose never to marry. His stories about Alice were invented to amuse Alice Liddel and her sisters, the daughters of a close associate. These timeless classics are enjoyed as much by adults as by children. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was an immediate and enduring success and has been translated into more than eighty languages.

From AudioFile

Academy Award winner Sally Field revisits Dr. Hodgson's 1865 novel about Alice's misadventures down a rabbit hole. Field gives a performance adequately expressive to hold the attention of listeners. But her production rings flat, missing the sense of glee and fancy inherent in Carroll's words and Tenniel's illustrations. Although sound effects and musical accompaniment are sometimes an overused extravagance, they might have added a little life to this otherwise flat and undistinguished production. Perhaps Carroll's tale is best told in a British voice. Or perhaps by someone who, like Alice, is prepubescent. Field's reading is not insincere, but her rather straight interpretation comes across as uninspired. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Abridged edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671581120
• ISBN-13: 978-0671581121
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,859,433 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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