Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

For me, reading this book has a lot of nostalgia. It reminds me of spring, beautiful Victorian dresses, and Black Butler. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland has always been one of my favourite books, as not only is it fantastically imaginative and eccentric, but it is one of the inspirations of beautiful prints in Lolita fashion and art! Whilst reading this book, it has given me a whole lot of ideas for new pictures and dress designs. Also, it transports me to a different time and place that is magical and beautiful to be. The descriptions and imagery of this story is so vivid, and you can see it's influence almost everywhere on art websites and fashion.

One of the things I really like about this story is that Lewis Carroll based the main character on a little girl he knew in real life. I saw this from an exhibition in the Tate Gallery in Liverpool. It was a really interesting idea for an art gallery to have, and I could have spent ages looking at all the influences of Alice In Wonderland! 

I hope to read Through The Looking Glass sometime soon, as my edition of the story did not contain it. However, the cover of the book is absolutely gorgeous! It looks just like an illustration from the Victorian days would.

I won't bother writing about the plot, because a) almost everybody knows it, and b) where do I even begin to explain it? The story is so strange, that you almost wonder how on earth the writer managed to think of such a thing!

My favourite parts were the odd game of croquet that Alice played with the Queen of Hearts, and the Lobster Quadrille chapter. The songs the mock-turtle and Gryphon were singing is still stuck in my head; they always make me laugh!

"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle – will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?

"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance --
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.

"What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
"There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France --
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?