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Through the Looking‑Glass, and What Alice Found There is Lewis Carroll’s 1871 continuation of *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland*. In this fairy‑tale world, Alice enters a mirrored land inside a house, encountering chess motifs, shifting time, and playful contradictions. The story presents a playful reversal of the first book’s themes, exploring identity, opposites, and the imagination in a child‑friendly, nonsensical narrative.
First publish date: 1872
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Lewis Carroll
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