Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
ISBN 13 | 9780140289299 |
ISBN 10 | 140289291 |
Author | Lewis Carroll |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Editor | Martin Gardner |
Book Description | A landmark, bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice's influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to howmercury in hat linings turned hatters mad.it is unsurpassed' - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times 'The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature.no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of 'Jabberwocky' should fail to include on their Christmas list' - Robert McCrum, Observer |
Editorial Review | A landmark, bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll by writer and mathematician Martin Gardner. He dazzles on Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and entertains on everything from Alice's influence on the Beat poet Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad...it is unsurpassed' - Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times 'The indispensable guide to a classic of English literature...no one who has ever wondered about the meaning of 'Jabberwocky' should fail to include on their Christmas list' - Robert McCrum, Observer |
About the Author | Martin Gardner is the undisputed king of Carroll scholarship. He is also the author of many books on mathematical puzzles in Penguin. Now 87-years old, he lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. |
Parental Rating | 5+ |
Language | English |
Publication Date | 40715 |
Number of Pages | 368 |