Alice's Journey Beyond The Moon [Paperback]

R J Carter (Author), Lucy Wright (Illustrator)

Book Description

"They say that the moon is made of green cheese," said Alice, stroking the lazy cat's belly. "Do you believe that, Snowball? Father says it's nothing more than a great white stone, and I suppose I ought to believe him; but really, how can one be sure without ever having been there?" So begins a truly extraordinary tale as Alice finds herself meeting all manner of strange creatures as she sets off on new adventures. This is a completely new story by R J Carter, but has been presented as if it were a lost Lewis Carroll manuscript, complete with annotations and original illustrations. This book is guaranteed to delight both children and adults.

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...it's never where she ends up but what she discovers... an invaluable lesson that serves a higher purpose. -- The Trades

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Alice's Journey Beyond The Moon is something I wrote both for children and Carroll scholars alike. Presented as something Carroll might have written during the time of Alice Pleasance Liddell's engagement to Reginald Hargreaves, with historical footnotes (a la Martin Gardner's excellent Annotated Alice) added to reflect events in Carroll's life up to that point.

This is my first published work for which a tree gave its life. I hope you enjoy it. -- R.J. Carter

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Product Details

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: Telos Publishing; 1 edition (August 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903889766
• ISBN-13: 978-1903889763
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,198,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific addition to the great Alice tales, October 30, 2004

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This review is from: Alice's Journey Beyond The Moon (Paperback)

While renovating the library of the Christ Church, Oxford, a series of letters, doodles and a manuscript by Reverend Charles Dodgson is found. Everyone on the project is excited because a new Alice tale, ALICE'S JOURNEY BEYOND THE MOON, has been uncovered amongst the treasure. Since there is no reference to this tale amongst the Dodgson's notes, scholars debate the find, but believe it is an authentic Lewis Carroll Alice story.

ALICE'S JOURNEY BEYOND THE MOON as related by Lewis Carroll follows Alice and her cat Snowball debating what makes up the moon with an eclipse on the horizon. Alice wonders could it be made of green cheese and how tasty that would be. Or could it be stone like her father insists? Of course, Snowball mostly purrs in response. Still not sure, Alice feels a visit is in order. She ponders how far the moon can be from her home as she knows the moon is closer than say Russia as she sees the moon, but not Russia. So Alice begins her latest adventure less than a year from her return from the Looking Glass.

Lewis Carroll would be proud to include this terrific homage to the great Alice tales as ALICE'S JOURNEY BEYOND THE MOON will entertain children while also providing satire and wit to feed the head of adults as her earlier adventures do. The story line is fun to follow while the footnotes enhance the "discovery" and the fabulous illustrations highlight and enrich the delightful text. R. J. Carter provides a winning Alice adventure that all ages will appreciate while floating along with the heroine.

Harriet Klausner