The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-07
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
ALlcEs ADVENTURES IN WONDER

ALlcE's ADVENTURES IN WONDER
LAND, (Newell Edition):
IL IL small wonder that 80 an artist OF
Peter Newells quaint and particularly
fanclful genius Lewis Carroll's wonder
ful story should have made an irresisti-
bic appeal II Is a qualify OF classic
that IL inevitably Inspires, through sue
cessiNe generations new interpreters
With pen or pencil, rapprecia tlons.' in
Productions" and recognition OF one sort
or another and gives birth TO new A.
lustrations or new cartoons, q new form
OF burlesque or parody as the case may
be. The classics are always up for con-
siderstion from somebody's, point OF view.
ice'sAnventures in Wonderland" is an
established classic. II ID has not been
grecdilN seized upon for new Illustration
thst ~ because its original pictures were
so amazingly adequate as 10 give pause
to the venture OF new conceptions. even
though We have had immortal creations
such as some ~ the original characters
OF Dickens tackled boldly for q now I'm
depreciation and new ideas OF the mater
al forms OF even tho gods are not ln-
usual
10 Judge from the whole gct-up of the
exquisite volume OF Alice which Artist
Peter Newell has devised and the pub
fishers have wrought, We should assume
thought OF diSplacing John Tenniel's
ideals OF Alice and her dream world but
rather TO express the artists own affcc-
tionate notions OF the subject as acquired
from long association such So many
grown folks have had. Aud thereby 10
pay his tribute To the Adventures by
clothing them as beautifully as he can.
The result Is a book that worthily distln-
cuisines the immortal story and at the
same time provides an interesting and al
together charming view OF the figures ana
incidents from the viewpoint OF an artist
who Is already widely appreciated for his
sympathetic and whimsical picture work.
AZ produced IN gold decorated satin
white covers choice I'm print aud paper,
| the volume is an unrivalled edition.
Mr.. Newell full page pictures number
| 40. They are wash drawings reproduced
| I'm tint. The pages have decorated mar
gin in tint. the decorations sprinGinR Y
| from the subjects OF the wonderland
| world. They are exceedingly graceful. u
| IL hardly n curious circumstance that
| Mr.. Newelrs studies should fail 10
| incidents or the story from those
| selected by Tenniel more than a
| quarter OF centur v ago. since the
| original edition was very fully pictured
| and little material OF the story remained
| FOR additional picturing These are. OF
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| pictured and that Newell has passed by
| and some that have struck the lstters :
| fancy as subject for illustration which
| Tenniel did not treat. But, as rule
| We have necessarily much the same sub
\ iects treated from the later artists point
| OF view. And these. considered alone
| are of a character TO demonstrate the
1 illness Of Mr.. Newell as an illustrator OF
4 this unique story. lie evidently has a
/ profound affection for Alice and all hef
\ queer associates. They have appealed
4 to him for expression and he has respond
| ed adquately. Alice and the Mock Turtle
/ and Father William. the CHEEKY Rabbit
| and all the rest must surely feel that
their new portraits. after 50 long q time
since their arst-nnes- we're taken, lool
| like them. Mr. Edward 8. Martin writes
| a cordial introduction and there Is
| frontispiece OF the late Mr.. Charles l.
| Rodgson. whose identity was loul
| masked behind the commonplace pei
| name Of Lewis Carroll" published by
| Harper 4 Brothers. Price SoW.