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    Sylvie and Bruno
    Sylvie and Bruno
    Sylvie and Bruno
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    Sylvie and Bruno

    By Lewis Carroll

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    Carroll's last major work: bizarre adventures of 2 young children, combining Carrollian nonsense, linguistic play and philosophical reflection. 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateSep 5, 2012
    ISBN9780486157016
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    Lewis Carroll

    Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, in 1871. Considered a master of the genre of literary nonsense, he is renowned for his ingenious wordplay and sense of logic, and his highly original vision.

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