Table of Contents

Foreword, Tristram Hunt - Introduction, Kate Bailey and Simon Sladen - Wonderland, Kristjana S. Williams - Creating Alice, Annemarie Bilclough - Performing Alice, Simon Sladen - Reimagining Alice, Kate Bailey - Being Alice, Harriet Reed

Promotional Information

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a cultural phenomenon. First published in 1865, it has never been out of print and has been translated into 170 languages

About the Author

Kate Bailey is Senior Curator of Design and Scenography and Simon Sladen is Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Performance in the Theatre and Performance Department at the V&A. Kristjana S. Williams is an Icelandic artist who works in London.

Reviews

'As Alice herself once said: "what is the use of a book without pictures or conversation?" This book provides plenty of the former while encouraging, I'm sure, much of the latter.' -- - - Antonino Tati, Cream Magazine, October 2020 'This playful and visually stunning tome investigates the Alice phenomenon and includes dreamy illustrations and quotes from a host of aficionados...' -- - - Australian Women's Weekly 'a rich accompanying coffee table book' -- - - Tianwei Zhang, WWD, May 19 2021 'full of riches' -- - - Claire Allfree, The Telegraph, 18th May 2021 'deserve[s] to be on anyone's bookshelf'-- - - Michael Glover, The Tablet, 15th September 2021