![]() First edition cover of New Adventures of Alice | |
Author | John Rae |
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Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | P. F. Volland |
Publication date | 1917 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 160 p. |
New Adventures of Alice is a novel by John Rae, written in 1917 and published by P. F. Volland of Chicago.[1] It is, according to Carolyn Sigler, one of the more important "Alice imitations", or novels inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice books and is one of the earliest known examples of Fan Fiction.[2]
The book opens with a little girl, Betsy, wishing for another Alice book. She passes into a dream, and finds in the attic a book which begins with Alice reading Mother Goose rhymes to her kittens, leading to further adventures.
The book features black-and-white line drawings as well as colour plates by the author, who was known for his portraits of Carl Sandburg and Albert Einstein.