When was alice in wonderland banned

Dodgson presented his manuscript to Alice as a Christmas gift in Friend and novelist Henry Kingsley saw the manuscript and encouraged Dodgson to publish the book. Dodgson consulted another friend, George MacDonald. Macdonald, a popular writer of fairy tales and fantasy, read the story to his children, who thoroughly approved of it. The first edition included forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel, a cartoonist for the magazine, Punch. According to the Encyclopedia Brittanica:. As with all banned books, I'd encourage giving this one a reread - especially if you haven't read it since you were a child.

I recently picked it back up on advice of my father who still gets a kick out of all of Carroll's wordplay. Even in spite of all of the sex, drugs, and rock Cart 0. Sign In My Account. OK Set preferences. Why was "Alice in Wonderland" banned in s China? Some animals are more equal than others.

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