Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has long been a staple of Project Gutenberg, the oldest and still one of the largest internet libraries. It was the eleventh book to be added (back in the day), and it has consistently remained one of the most requested books, so that it may well be the most downloaded book on the internet.
This early version has long been the only one in PG, and so it is easy to overlook the recently added e-text that was created from Carroll’s original manuscript, which he created for Alice Liddle, Alice’s Adventures Underground. If you haven’t looked at it yet, go do so now — it’s worth it. The HTML version contains scans of the original manuscript, and includes a colour scan of the cover, all 37 of Carroll’s original illustrations, a postscript, an Easter greeting, a Christmas greeting and more.
The book Carroll later wrote for a larger audience is also present in an illustrated version (colour and black and white plates) at Project Gutenberg.
Hear, hear, Branko! I love it when PG and other sites offer editions with improvements such as art—especially in books fit for K-12. I’d like to see many more illustrated books in the PD world. Thanks. David
Addendum: Yes, Alice is far more than a kid’s book.
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Hear, hear, Branko! I love it when PG and other sites offer editions with improvements such as art—especially in books fit for K-12. I’d like to see many more illustrated books in the PD world. Thanks. David
Addendum: Yes, Alice is far more than a kid’s book.