People have been asking me where they can get a copy of Alice’s Adventures under Ground. It can be hard to find in bookstores, but there’s often a version in print•. The version that I have is Alice’s Adventures Underground and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland• but it’s long been out of print.
Note that it’s usually called Underground, but the title page clearly shows under as a separate word.
- Alice’s Adventures under Ground: Chapter I
- Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and where is the use of a book, thought Alice, without pictures or conversations?
- Alice’s Adventures under Ground: Chapter II
- They were indeed a curious looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them—all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable.
- Alice’s Adventures under Ground: Chapter III
- “The first thing I’ve got to do,” said Alice to herself, as she wandered about in the wood, “is to grow to my right size, and the second thing is to find my way into that lovely garden. I think that will be the best plan.”
- Alice’s Adventures under Ground: Chapter IV
- A large rose tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. This Alice thought a very curious thing.
More Information
- Alice’s Adventures under Ground• (paperback)
- This fascinating book is a facsimile of Carroll’s first published version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It is shorter than the more widely published version: some scenes were later added, and other scenes were expanded, for the later version. (Lewis Carroll)
