Sir John Tenniel's illustration of the Jabberwocky. What Alice Discovered Through the Looking-Glass Through the Looking-Glass, Lewis Carroll's 1871 book, contains a poem by Lewis Carroll. Alice reads it in the opening chapter of a book in the mirror image of her family's drawing room. She likes it so much that she copies it into her diary. Here is the poem: Oh, dear! I've spoken too soon! ('Aha!' thought Alice.) "Now, here I shall have to begin all over again," she said to herself. "I should have done better not to have looked at the book in the first place." And she moved away from the table, hoping that she had now reached the end of the poem. Carroll wrote several other books for children, including The Hunting of the Snark and Sylvie and Other Stories. He also wrote poems, essays, and novels for adults. His most famous works are A Tangled Tale and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1865 as a series of short stories for children. It was later compiled into one book. In 1971, it was voted number two by readers of The New York Times who chose their favorite books written for young people. It still ranks highly today, being widely considered one of the best fantasy novels ever written.