Through the Looking-Glass
Published in 1865, Through the Looking-Glass is a fae fiction and classic fantasy poetry collection by Lewis Carroll. The story is set in Wonderland. Characters include Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll). Key subjects include english Nonsense verses, nonsense verses, english poetry and toy and movable books.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 62 ratings, and 521 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 1,379 editions across 20 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 15,769 times in the last 30 days.
At about 134 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 3 h 09 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Through the Looking-Glass
*Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There* (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1865). Although it makes no reference to the events in the earlier book, the themes and settings of *Through the Looking-Glass* make it a kind of mirror image of Wonderland: the first book begins outdoors, in the warm month of May, uses frequent changes in size as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the second opens indoors on a snowy, wintry night exactly six months later, on November 4 (the day before Guy Fawkes Night), uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions as a plot device, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on. ([Wikipedia][1])
Free audiobook
Through the Looking-Glass — LibriVox recording, 3 h 09 min in 43 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“ONE THING WAS certain, that the white kitten had had nothing to do with it:- it was the black kitten's fault entirely.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Through the Looking-Glass?
Through the Looking-Glass was written by Lewis Carroll and first published in 1865.
What genre is Through the Looking-Glass?
It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.
How long is Through the Looking-Glass?
The median edition has 134 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Through the Looking-Glass free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Through the Looking-Glass?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 3 h 09 min.
What books are similar to Through the Looking-Glass?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.
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