Alice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable

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Alice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable

by Lewis Carroll, Mrs. J. C. Gorham

EN·~1 hours

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Description

A bright, restless girl spends a languid summer afternoon watching her sister read, wishing the pages held pictures. When a white rabbit with pink eyes darts past, frantically checking a pocket watch, she is drawn into his hurried world and tumbles down a mysterious rabbit‑hole that becomes a deep, dark well lined with bookshelves, maps and a puzzling jar labeled “Jam.” The fall seems endless, yet she lands unharmed in a long, low‑roofed hall lit by hanging lamps, its walls crowded with locked doors.

Unsure how to escape, she discovers a tiny golden key on a glass stand. The key fits only one tiny door hidden behind a curtain, opening onto a garden bursting with colorful flowers. Though the view is enchanting, her size prevents her from slipping through, and she is left wondering how she might shrink enough to explore this strange new realm. The stage is set for a whimsical quest of curiosity, cleverness, and unexpected encounters.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (99K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

A.L. Burt Company
 Publishers, New York
 Copyright 1905

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif, Jason Isbell and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2006-10-16

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

1832–1898

Best known for sending Alice down the rabbit hole, this quietly inventive Victorian writer mixed playful nonsense with a sharp mathematical mind. His stories still charm readers with their dream logic, wordplay, and sense of wonder.

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MJ

Mrs. J. C. Gorham

Known today for lively, simplified retellings of classic stories, this early-20th-century adapter helped make well-loved books easier for young readers to enjoy. Her surviving work has a clear, direct style built around the challenge of telling famous tales in one-syllable words.

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