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About the book
Through the Looking-Glass is a fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll, first published in 1871 and written as a sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Here, Alice steps through a mirror into a reversed world built around chess, where movement, logic, and everyday reality all follow different rules. The book keeps the tone of a children’s story, but it is also tightly structured around wordplay, riddles, and a world that feels both playful and carefully arranged.
It suits readers who enjoy classic fantasy with an odd, clever edge rather than a straightforward plot. The novel is especially appealing if you like language games, absurd situations, and stories that use a formal structure, in this case chess, to organize a dreamlike world. What stands out most is how Carroll turns reflection, rhyme, and logic into part of the setting itself. If you are drawn to imaginative books that are mischievous on the surface but built with precision underneath, this is a very natural fit.
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Book details
- Year
- 1871
- Language
- English
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