Through the Looking-Glass is a children's fantasy novel and the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice climbs through a mirror into a strange world laid out like a giant chess game, where she meets curious characters and moving pieces. It is worth listening to for its playful language, riddles and dreamlike logic.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS And What Alice Found There By Lewis Carroll The Millennium Fulcrum Edition 1.7 DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. (As arranged before commencement of game.) WHITE RED. PIECES. PAWNS. PAWNS. PIECES. Tweedledee. Daisy. Daisy. Humpty Dumpty. Unicorn. Haigha. Messenger. Carpenter. Sheep. Oyster. Oyster. Walrus. W. Queen. “Lily.” Tiger-lily. R. Queen. W. King. Fawn. Rose. R. King. Aged man. Oyster. Oyster. Crow. W. Knight. Hatta. Frog. R. Knight. Tweedledum. Daisy. Daisy. Lion.
RED. [Illustration: chessboard] WHITE. White Pawn (Alice) to play, and win in eleven moves. 1. Alice meets R. Q. 1. R. Q. to K. R.’s 4th 2. Alice through Q.’s 3d (by railway) to 4th (Tweedledum and Tweedledee) 2. W. Q. to Q. B.’s 4th (after shawl) 3. Alice meets W. Q. (with shawl) 3. W. Q. to Q.B.’s 5th (becomes sheep) 4. Alice to Q.’s 5th (shop, river, shop) 4. W. Q. to K. B.’s 8th (leaves egg on shelf) 5. Alice to Q.’s 6th (Humpty Dumpty) 5. W. Q. to Q. B.’s 8th (flying from R. Kt.) 6. Alice to Q.’s 7th (forest) 6. R. Kt. to K.’s 2nd (ch.) 7. W.Kt. takes R.Kt. 7. W. Kt. to K. B’s 5th 8. Alice to Q.’s 8th (coronation) 8. R. Q. to K.’s sq. (examination) 9. Alice becomes Queen 9. Queens castle 10. Alice castles (feast) 10. W.Q. to Q.R.’s 6th (soup) 11. Alice takes R.Q. & wins
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