Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson

A restless young girl wanders the riverbank, weary of idle afternoons, when a white rabbit in a waistcoat hurries past, muttering about lateness and clutching a pocket watch. Curiosity pulls her after the hurried creature, and she tumbles down a deep, dark rabbit‑hole into a world where size shifts with a sip of tea, doors appear and disappear, and ordinary logic is turned upside down.

In this fantastical realm, Alice encounters bizarre creatures—a talking Caterpillar that offers puzzling advice, a sleepy Dormouse, and a March‑Hare forever stuck in a perpetual tea‑time. The narrative drifts through vivid scenes that blend silliness with a subtle undercurrent of wonder, all rendered in Arthur Rackham’s intricate black‑and‑white illustrations, which lend a timeless, slightly eerie charm to the strange landscape. Listeners will feel as if they are slipping through the very pages, sharing Alice’s mix of awe and bewilderment at every turn.