A beautiful restoration of Steadman's 1968 edition The force of social satire and fantasy in the original text of Alice in Wonderland is as relevant today as when the novel was first published in 1865 This version of Carroll's classic tale is a startling departure from the traditional Victorian or Disney approaches In his introduction, Ralph Steadman describes how a fresh illustrative perspective created an original, modern vision The irony and satire of Alice in Wonderland acquires new life with Steadman's audacious and dynamic illustrations The 47 pen and ink illustrations from the critically acclaimed 1968 British edition are faithfully restored and reformatted The energy, imagination and power of Steadman's pen introduces the wit and wisdom of Alice to a new generation of readers The familiar cast of characters takes on a bizarre life of its own with Steadman's black and white illustrations Children will be curious, confused yet amazed by what they read and see in this book -- Cindly L Carolan ― Children's Literature Pair[s] a perpetually suspicious Alice with peculiar creatures that well warrant her chariness -- Clair Martin ― Denver Post Published On: 2003-11-30 Carroll's hall-of-mirrors children's tale and Steadman's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" style make for an eerily perfect fit -- Mary Ann Gwinn ― Seattle Times Published On: 2003-12-10 Explosive ink drawings acidic whimsies splash across pages, bringing dear Alice a newly stimulating cup of tea -- David Elliott ― San Diego Union-Tribune Published On: 2003-11-30 Alice as you've rarely seen her fun for all ages full of the wit and wisdom Carroll originally gave us -- Betsy Daley ― Waterbury Republican-American Published On: 2003-12-07 Sophisticated humor -- Liz Pogue ― Victoria Times-Colonist Published On: 2003-08-31 Ferocious Steadman spin ― Toronto Star Published On: 2003-08-31 Lewis Carroll is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898 Alice in Wonderland was first published in 1865 Ralph Steadman 's illustrations have appeared in newspapers, magazines and dozens of books, including Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Other Steadman books published by Firefly include Tales of the Weirrd and Sigmund Freud Used Book in Good Condition