Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream
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Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs
, written in 1907 and published by Doubleday, Page & Co. of New York. It is a political parody
of Lewis Carroll
's two books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
and Through the Looking-Glass
.
It is critical of economic issues such as taxation, corporate greed, and corruption. Instead of entering Wonderland
, Alice finds herself in "Blunderland", which is also described as "Municipal Ownership Country".
The book features line drawings after the originals by John Tenniel
which were drawn by Albert Levering.
In 1902, Bangs had written a book inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, called Rollo in Emblemland
.
John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs was an American author, editor and satirist.-Biography:He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father was a lawyer in New York City....
, written in 1907 and published by Doubleday, Page & Co. of New York. It is a political parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
's two books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures...
and Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is a work of literature by Lewis Carroll . It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
.
It is critical of economic issues such as taxation, corporate greed, and corruption. Instead of entering Wonderland
Wonderland (fictional country)
Wonderland is the setting for Lewis Carroll's 1865 children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.-Geography:In the story, Wonderland is located underground, and Alice reaches it by travelling down a rabbit hole, possibly on the banks of the Thames between Folly Bridge and Godstow...
, Alice finds herself in "Blunderland", which is also described as "Municipal Ownership Country".
The book features line drawings after the originals by John Tenniel
John Tenniel
Sir John Tenniel was a British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist whose work was prominent during the second half of England’s 19th century. Tenniel is considered important to the study of that period’s social, literary, and art histories...
which were drawn by Albert Levering.
In 1902, Bangs had written a book inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, called Rollo in Emblemland
Rollo in Emblemland
Rollo in Emblemland or Emblemland is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1902 and published by R. H. Russell of New York...
.