The Annotated Alice

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The Annotated Alice

Author	Martin Gardner
Illustrator	John Tenniel
Genre	Annotated edition
Publisher	Clarkson N. Potter
Publication date	1960

The Annotated Alice is a 1960 book by Martin Gardner incorporating the text of Lewis Carroll's major tales, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871), as well as the original illustrations by John Tenniel. It has extensive annotations explaining the contemporary references (including the Victorian poems that Carroll parodies), mathematical concepts, word play, and Victorian traditions (such as the parlor game snap-dragons) featured in the two books.