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The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll

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On the plus side, this book contains loads of stuff by Lewis Carroll as well as the two Alice books. Not much is of the same quality, but quite a lot is well worth having. However, be aware that the title is misleading. Quite a lot that Lewis Carroll wrote is not here, as can be seen by doing a search for books by "Carroll, Lewis" and comparing that with the contents. It includes some material that appeared under his real name or pseudonyms other than Lewis Carroll, but few will grumble at that. Although all the wonderful illustrations by Tenniel for the Alice books are here (albeit not always clearly reproduced), no other illustrations are included. For some works, such as The Hunting of the Snark, the illustrations commissioned by Carroll are excellent and their omission is a serious drawback. However, for all lovers of the Alice books who want to read more by the author, this is a fair and inexpensive starting point.

This is an amazing collection, but its in Barnes and Nobles Bargain section for 19.98 right now! has been for months!

This has the two Alice books in it, Tha weird poem abotu the vorpal sword (can't recall the name right now), two other books in it, and a wide variety of poems and essays by Carroll. The book is illustrated, though all of the illustrations are black and white. I got it new for less than 20 bucks, which is a good price. Something to consider when you look at how much they are selling it for here.

Barnes and Noble published the 1st edition in 1994 in hardcover with a dust jacket. They now offer this deluxe faux leather edition and I am impressed with the results! Find it at all B & N stores and their online site. You will find it at most $19.98 or less if you happen to be a member! I got mine for 13.75 using one of their coupons. Buy from one of the vendors on this site if there is no other alternative for you. The book includes John Tenniel's iconic B & W drawings. This collection will bring countless hours of reading pleasure.

'The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works, Deluxe Edition' of lewis Carroll's works may actually be more than you really want. While three of Carroll's works, the two Alice fantasy novels and the long poem, 'The Hunting of the Snark' are major classics of English literature, Carroll wrote an equal or greater amount of pretty dull stuff, primarily the two 'Sylvia and Bruno' novels, which I have never been able to finish.

My suggestion to all but the Carroll scholar and people who want to see his logical works is to buy the annotated versions of the two Alice novels and the annotated 'Snark', all annotated by Martin Gardiner. This way, you are also guaranteed of getting Henry Holiday's illustrations for 'The Hunting of the Snark', which are not in all 'Complete' collections.

I love how it has all his works in one book with a nice design...however it was only worth $20.00 at Barnes and noble...now people are trying to sell it for 100.00? Please....don't be fooled.

I bought this book for one reason and one reason alone. To own a book filled with the nonsense that came from lewis carrol's head:) This book is a great one to have on your bookshelf and for your collection. Includes his stories and poems and a little history on him located at the front of the book.

My son wanted this to give as a birthday present, but he told me only a few days before the birthday. The book came in excellent condition and with time to spare.

this is a beautiful book,very pleasant to read.lewis carroll was a wonderful writer.the words and pictures jump out at you.buy buy buy this book.thanks and god bless lewis carroll and amazon.

All of Lewis Carroll's books are great. And finaly you can have all of them together in one big book. A must have for everybody!