Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Great Books Explained

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Please like, and leave a comment. It REALLY helps to promote the channel, and keep content coming. I appreciate it - thanks, James.

[@venkataponnaganti]

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[@timothydonnelly9038]

I love this. Been a follower of your Great Art Explained series for years. This episode made me want to read Alice in Wonderland. I think you should do a Great Poems Explained or Great Philosophical Ideas explained. It would be amazing. Cheers!

[@gebarksdale90]

Awesome idea for a new channel!! You’ll have a million subs in no time ❤❤

[@michaelkelleher1785]

OOH! Where can I subscribe? @@timothydonnelly9038

[@orlock5510]

Fantastic

[@kristiyaniliev4002]

My favourite place in the book: Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don't much care where. The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go. Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere. The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough. Thank you

[@creative45630]

Lesson for life right there

[@veronicaclarke7499]

My father was a mathematician. This was one of his favourite books, and he encouraged me to read and enjoy it.

[@gigisilk798]

I'm 42yo and when I saw the illustrated, hardcover of this book, I snatched it right up. This, along with Peter Pan, defined me and are soulful books I can't live without.

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

My mom , who, Gawd Rest Her Soul, was terrible at Math( I’m not much better at it myself, I’m afraid) introduced me to the AIW books. She had been a professional actress & really act out the characters when doing so! I still have the copy of “Through The Looking Glass” she read from & then gave to me once I could read it for myself. ( “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “either got lost or was accidentally donated) She loved the absurdity & word-play of the books but yes,there is a lot of Mathematics-related stuff in the books which was pointed out v.clearly for my right-brained self in this video! I think that’s the genius of AIW; the fact that it appeals to both sides of the brain & can be appreciated at any age👍

[@French-Kiss24]

Mine too!

[@kathrynmickelson1091]

Small world! Always loved Alice My father was an electrical engineer and he drew these characters as my birth announcement!

[@anamakesthings]

Alice was the first book that was MINE as a kid. I scribbled my name on the inside cover like I'd seen the adults doing and was so proud of my tiny possession. I switched cities, countries, and continents but this worn-out book has never left my side. Whenever I open it, it's magic. I'm a 6-year-old again, curious and in a perpetual state of awe. Thank you for your video, it made my day! 💚

[@gnarbeljo8980]

I can totally relate to this! It will never leave my bookshelf as long as I live. I still remember realizing the oysters had been tricked and eaten, every one! 😂😭

[@jumpingjellyfishy0560]

This comment very nearly made me sob

[@chimerat8012]

​@@gnarbeljo8980I was devestated.They were so sweetly trusting.I remain devestated to this day.

[@YTfancol]

Beautiful comment ❤

[@issacclarke5801]

That was really poetic, mate...

[@AdventuresAwait123]

The Alice books are terrifyingly true to life. Too many people are truly absurd. It is comforting to know Carrol saw that.

[@kjcs_1896]

Alice helped me find my interest in art and the way I make humor to other people, though unsociable I am. Alice is my childhood, and sometimes, as an adult, I still think I roam around Wonderland, confused by how and why things are what they are... A great masterpiece for both children and adults alike.

[@lilybleue8888]

Le Petit Prince is also very philosophical even though people think of it as a children's book. Personally I think these books are as philosophical as Dostoyevsky or Pascal, maybe...even deeper. Your work elevate my every day life. I feel like I am in Paris or Vienna when I watch your channel. Thank you so much.

[@greatbooksexplained371]

What a nice comment - thanks 🙏

[@AriannaAyers]

The Little Price recently had a bronze piece of artwork created in his likeness. It is in Albertine French Bookstore, in the French Embassy Villa, at the historic Payne Whitney House in Manhattan. The book is one of the most popular non - religious books of all time, routinely coming in in the top 5. The Bible is in the Top 3, to put things in perspective.

[@ashmein6021]

@@greatbooksexplained371 please do Le Petit Prince someday!!

[@24sherbear]

The Little Prince is one of my favorite books of all time. I was recently gifted the 70th Anniversary Edition which included the author’s bio, copies of some of the original draft and sketches and many letters from all kinds of people about what the story meant to them. It’s a story for all ages but reading it as an adult just takes you to another level of emotional depth. I feel the same way about Alice . She’s always been a favorite. I’ve preferred her to any of the “Disney” princesses.

[@christianmasters5374]

When I first read the Alice books, I was already an adult and I was very surprised how the words kept making me feel very disoriented and sleepy. It reminds me of how Dali would find the subjects for his paintings with his micro-sleeping. It makes total sense that he would find inspiration with the Alice stories! Thanks for the video, it makes my day whenever I see a new upload from this or the great art explained channel!

[@hristiana.bobeva]

Totally agree, each upload does indeed make my day too!

[@Lifemagic364]

The book made you sleepy because it is evocative of a dream state. Common side effect.

[@Tonabillity]

Born an African-American male in 1954, my mom subscribed me to a bookclub around the age of eight years old. I was intrigued by the Alice books purely because of those unparalleled illustrations. I clearly recall being embarrassed about how reading Carroll’s tales uncannily transformed me into an 11-year-old girl. I was young and naïve enough to think that it was a truly magical book. My “toddler” imagination made it feel like the illustrated characters actually had lives of their own when the book itself was closed. I became exceedingly fearful of what horrific thing they would do the moment I dared to open the book! 🫣 And the queen completely freaked me out. I would avoid the book for days in fear of what MAD tantrum she might throw. The psychotic Duchess with her screaming baby just scared the living crap outta me! To me NO film has ever come close to catching the aliveness, integrity and believability of John Tennille’s mesmerizing drawings. In fact, the closest I’ve seen a character exuding that same magical form of existence is Hobie, the Spider-Punk in “Across the Spider-verse” I grew to become an illustrator, and character, designer myself, striving and aspiring to reach that same level of magical wizardry revealed in Wonderland, whose characters I’M CONVINCED will forever live and breathe in their very own ID sourced twilight zone.

[@GreatArtExplained]

@@Tonabillitylove this comment - thanks 🙏

[@theforce5191]

There was absolutely no need to add your race here. ​@@Tonabillity

[@rinollaig]

This channel is criminally underrated. These videos are fantastic, could watch them all day

[@sarayusarayu832]

I’m a mathematician. And in my mathematical journey, maths becomes weirder and weirder the more in-depth you get. Maths is a lot like life in that way, as portrayed by the Alice books!

[@marylee8372]

In my second semester at university, our TA had chosen the theme of fantasy instead of the the traditional Odessey and other snooze fests. Naturally, the Alice books were among several other selections such as Kafka, Frankinstein, and Dracula. Since that time (spring semester 1973), I felt like I was the only person in the world to have studied Alice books seriously. Good to know that many men, and at least one woman, of letters appreciated Lewis Carroll's games with language and logic. Thanks for posting!

[@hrenthegreat]

Absolutely LOVING what this channel is putting out, and the tie-ins with the art channel. Very well done

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Much appreciated!

[@RFL1976]

I am really enjoying this channel) I don't think I would of come here if it wasn't for Great Art Explained..... James has a great knack for teaching culture in a compelling way that fuels the imagination and I thank him for sharing his knowledge here on YT)

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Big...Fat..DEAL!!!

[@DJK-cq2uy]

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[@matthewcole4753]

I got the Annotated Edition because Alice had been my favorite children's books. Darkly Victorian and comical with grotesque yet whimsical illustrations. There are many references to the real Alice, Alice Liddell which is who the book was originally made for, that would pass over most readers' heads if it wasn't pointed out to them.

[@ellisnelson6128]

Right. The book is actually difficult for modern readers because it has so many references to life as a Victorian, life in Oxford, and inside jokes shared with the Liddell children.

[@TheloniousCube]

@@ellisnelson6128 It's not that difficult to appreciate without getting those references, though

[@ellisnelson6128]

Much richer experience if you do have the background INHO.@@TheloniousCube

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

​@@TheloniousCube Different levels of enjoyment. Takes nothing away from the book itself.

[@samsum3738]

Ever since the film , The Matrix , it seems alot of people seem to doubt their own reality , rightly or wrongly , this has become a hot topic . I think it is fair to say , carroll set the ball rolling for the modern era .

[@susancorbett8155]

I love the Alice books. 50 years ago my father gave me a book called The Magic of Lewis Carroll (ed. John Fisher) It looks at his fascination with logic and puzzles as well as magic "tricks" that he enjoyed.

[@Hellismary]

This is exactly the breakdown of Alice I’ve been looking for on KZbin. Very great analysis, Lewis Carroll was a unique writer whose ink well we still dip into to this day, I know I have

[@SevenUnwokenDreams]

Fascinating! Love the person reading the quotes. I was an adult the first time I read Alice, and I was surprised at how philosophical it is.

[@barrymoore4470]

One of the hallmarks of the Alice books is that adults and children enjoy them in equal measure, a quality often said to characterize the best children's literature. The reader appreciates different aspects of the stories as her perspective changes through life.

[@redbloodedbutterfly]

It must be quite the challenge to translate books with wordplay from one language to another. Thanks for another great video!

[@Anakunus]

Damn right it is - yet Alice Martin has managed to do so quite well.

[@TheloniousCube]

You might enjoe _Le Ton Beau de Marot_ by Douglas R Hofstadter (author of Godel, Escher, Bach) - it's a very playful and profound look at the art of translation.

[@whyamilikethis1998]

This video is a lovely companion to the Dorothea Tanning one! I always feel very inspired tracing themes and zeitgeists through works in different mediums and being informed by their social and technological context. Enjoying arts and humanities is even better when we allow the bigger picture to complement individual works. Thank you for helping us enjoy this, James! ❤

[@yts70r135]

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[@hunterl5148]

I had to memorize a poem many years ago in my English class and I chose Jabberwocky. Still one of my favorite stories!

[@Tonabillity]

Wow!! That’s impressive! Were you able to flawlessly recite the entire thing? I felt like the biggest nerd, stumbling through, “You are old Father William“ as a school kid in the “1960s” !! 😬🤷🏾😂

[@cathy7382]

But what does it mean? Just gibberish

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

​@@Tonabillity Our HighSchool Honors Chorus sang " You are old, Father Williams!"... and the boys loved it ! Our whimsical Director, a character, himself, let the boys speak-sing dialogue parts.The star basketball player of our conference, and total non-student (whom I happened to be tutoring ), shocked everyone by discovering a love for classical music and that he had a great baritone-tenor voice. He could actually quaver, just like an old man. Our Chorus won the District contest because of that hilariously performed song. "Firpo"( that's right) received his only A ever; led his team to AAA Championship; managed to graduate and go to NC State ....later, to become President of Community College System. Yes, I remember "You are old, Father Williams very well!😀 BTW, I was also pianist for the Chorus. I received a thank you note, when he took up his official position. His real name at the top ...and, Your Friend, Firpo, at the bottom.

[@Tonabillity]

@@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 And I also wish to thank you for sharing that incredibly inspiring true Story ✨❤️‍🔥💫

[@hunterl5148]

@@cathy7382 Have you even read the poem? Have you watched the video you’re commenting under? Lewis Carroll knew the rules of the English language better than most. Mastered them even. Once you know the rules you can learn how to break them.

[@anaisabelribeiro2721]

I'm not exagerating when I say you sparked my interest in art. Because of Great Art Explained I made sure to visit the Museo Del Prado on my trip to Madrid to admire The Garden of Earthly Delights - it was an incredible experience. And NOW you introduce me to literature! This video was incredible. Love your work

[@greatbooksexplained371]

That is awesome!

[@michaelrusso8466]

This channel is such a wonderful companion piece to Great Art Explained. Like several other viewers, the story of Alice in Wonderland is so familiar to me that I can't even remember if I've read the book. It's pretty extraordinary to think that a work of literature can become so influential that its themes and characters are universally understood and absorbed into the broader cultural landscape.

[@annaoa11]

This has always been one of my favorite books of all time. My mother would read Alice & Peter Pan to me as my bedtime story. I love this beautiful world we live to have such amazing literature. Looking forward to watching all the videos on this channel!

[@rajshreeK1]

Thunderous applause for this channel. You have put in so much effort, information in creating this video. Really grateful. Thanks 🙏

[@arcofspira]

Only two videos and this is already one of my new favorite KZbin channels. I can't wait to see your next video and to learn about what books you'll cover next. KZbin always needs more channels devoted to literature.

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Wow, thank you!

[@heatherrobertson6110]

I genuinely can't remember whether I've read Alice in Wonderland. The story is so familiar, the quotes so well known, it feels like it has been with me forever, but while I can remember seeing at least two film versions, I have no memory of actually reading the words on the page. You have prompted me to read it (of course!), but whether it will be for the first time is anybody's guess! Another great video. Thanks!

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Either way you’ll enjoy it!

[@meredithbignell7333]

Couldn't have said it better myself!

[@pnguinkillr3091]

You have prompted me to read it (of course!), but whether it will be for the first time is anybody's guess! Another great video. Thanks! .. this sentece sound like taken out from the book XD

[@nullings.]

The person who read the quotes did a great job! Wonderful video! I love these books ❤

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Thank you so much!

[@creative45630]

Gnosienne is the perfect unsettling, eerie soundtrack for the vibe of Alice in Wonderland 👍🏻

[@ellisnelson6128]

There were plays of Alice done in Carroll's time. He really enjoyed theater. The books continue to influence culture in so many ways. For more info, seek out the Lewis Carroll Society of North America which hosts regular programming.

[@genegibson1690]

Ally enjoyed the great experience of having AIW explained, but let me keep my childhood memories. I have read AIW several times. Always love it and find surreal happiness .

[@BeTheLight624]

I so love your indepth delving into Lewis Carroll and his writings about Alice. My Mother dressed me up as Alice and took pictures of me, none I think exist. I have always had an affinity to her and the Alice in Wonderland stories…with your wonderful video you share here, even more so. I very much love how you have pulled together all the artwork, films and photographs, sharing, building and labeling them throughout your wonderful video. I will watch your video many times and share it with others. It also reminds me of the Jefferson Airplanes song White Rabbit. …in Carroll’s own words, “feed your head “ …your video does just that. Thank you so very much for sharing and uncovering the true richness of Lewis Carrroll, his writings and his name. I thoroughly enjoyed your masterfully crafted video.

[@TreeFrogWillow]

I’ve always loved this book. I love the way it is so absurd and off the wall . I think it shows us that there is a lot in life and the world that is nonsensical !

[@hristiana.bobeva]

After watching your video, I might give the books another chance. For some reason, I was not able to finish them the first time I tried. :) And congratulations for this channel! I was thrilled when I saw you have a second one! As a phylologist, it's one of my most special subscriptions.

[@steviebudden3397]

There's one point in Wonderland where a giant puppy gets involved which actually isn't so good. By far the weakest part of both books. Skate over that if necessary and you're more likely to finish it all.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@steviebudden3397 That episode is however the basis for an especially delightful illustration by John Tenniel.

[@DrgnSpawn]

These are my favorite books of all time! I've re-read them so many times, and they still bring me joy, with each re-reading!

[@PriceGroove]

I’m absolutely THRILLED that you started this channel. Your other channel about Art is one of the true masterpieces of KZbin, and I’m already learning so much from Great Books Explained. What a gift!

[@animegod7340]

You are beautiful 🩶

[@animegod7340]

What is your Instagram?

[@sleepcycle8032]

This is fantastic James! Thank you for taking the time to create this 2nd channel.

[@veramae4098]

I've never seen anyone comment on this: 1.) Near the start of the book Alice sees an extraordinarily beautiful garden, but is too large to get through the door. If I remember right, we never hear of the door again. I think it's the door to paradise. To heaven. Alice missed the most important door. 2.) I'd always read Dodgson took the children rowing on a small pond. No big deal, tho. However all the participants wrote in letters, diaries and journals how beautiful the day had been. Warm with a very mild warm breeze, calm waters, sunny. Someone finally checked the weather report for the day. Cool breeze, chilly, damp, little sun hiding behind clouds, choppy water. Typical English weather. Never mind. They were all enchanted.

[@garnetnewton-wade4091]

Good Book. I always loved the story about Dodson meeting Queen Victoria who having read it asked him for a signed copy of his next book. He sent it, it was a book on Mathematics.

[@CrusaReds333]

I didn't know how important the english language had been on this book, I read it in Spanish so most expressions and Word-play were missing; however, the story is so well-written and crestive that, even without the perks of the original language, it still is a wonderfull book. Thanks a lot, James.

[@manyamakkar8306]

I've been an avid viewer of your great arts explained channel, and I was automatically drawn to this channel. This video gave me an insight into a great text and maybe pushed me to read it. I remember reading one of the Alice in the wonderland books when I was a kid, confused and clueless, anxious and lost, now I think I'll give it another read. All thanks to you

[@tommymayfield814]

My kids had this movie when they were little. They saw the picture on the outside and wanted it even though it was a cheap fake. I bought it for them and we watched it together. There was a song in the movie called Alice, its a wonder you know who you are. My kids loved it and sang it every day. We still remember that song. It was a bop.

[@williampawson5476]

Life-long Alice fan here -- My office is painted Alice Blue... its walls are covered with prints of Alice -- my bookcases is topped with Alice figurines and dolls -- and 4 frames of Alice Disney Pins greet you at the door -- I even have a friend who was Alice at WDW in the early 2000's who signed my journal and my Alice Funko Pop box with an Alice signature ... I so enjoyed this video -- thank you for producing it...

[@gallerina999]

Sharing on my FB page as always. Thanks so much. This book is a book that keeps on giving every decade. ❤

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@paul.grealish]

Superb video. I loved the Narnia books and Noddy and so on when I was a child, and as delightful as they are, they don't quite strike you the same way as an adult. 'Alice' is a very different beast. You can probably get more out of it at 60 than you did at 6.

[@gnarbeljo8980]

The first real book I remember receiving I still have; it's a facsimile of. Carroll's handwriiten manuscript for Alice in Wonderland with his own illustrations, titles Alices Adventures Underground. And my father (a professor) would read a chapter a day out loud, and then start over when the book was finished, for neither I not he every tired of it. I became fluent at the text and could recite all the passages that Alice did, rather than the ones she tried to and failed at only 5 😂. I was a strange child, started playing violin and chess (the latter with my father) managed chinese checkers and simple strategy games very well, at only 3yo at which point I already spoke two languages perfectly fluently and could read and write simpler sentences, could add, subtract etc. Truly an odd child, entirely disinterested in dolls and dress-up games but so curious about the natural world my Dad took me to the local Paleolithic museum every saturday for several years without fail. It's odd, because I feel I was Alice to some degree, and partly because I grew up on her and knew her so well, even though I was a child born not in Victorian times but the last years of the 1960s. I own a good collection of Lewis Carolls complete works (although not all of his academic work) today. And I was pleasantly surprized to see several of the artistic productions of AW in your video, like Svankmajers, who's work I adore. Perhaps it's no surprize I'm an artist today, with a great love of surrealism in all its forms. I also have a sleep disorder, which results in my dreams being very vivid and my remembering them all, as if I'd actually had the dreamt experiences, which makes surrealism more "real" to me than not, as it reflects the human subconsciousness I've had to become best mates with thanks to this odd disorder. I cant remember a time when I wasn't like Alice, a child that thought veey seriously about things, called out authorities when they weren't making sense or entirely selfcontradicting, and questioning things and behaviors around me, and making up stories. To me Alice is the great heroine of my childhood. I've always understood the book (and Through the Looking glass) to be full of personal caricatures of the figures in Alice's world, people Carroll was very aquainted with, spending so much time with her and the family l, their circle of visitors and company. I believe that's partly why the books weren't taken very well by Alices family, who deemed them unproper for her. But there's perhaps more to why there's controversy surrounding Carroll and his muse, and his obsession with children and the world seen through their eyes. Nevertheless a bit disappointed you never mentioned how he was excommunicated by her family and Alice didn't see or receive his writings for many years to come. There's still living controversy surrounding all this, and lots of personal material and photographs the Alice Liddell Society have put a lid on and removed from public access. Even some that for a while were accessible. It's all a bit veiled in hush hush, or shame, but unclear on who's account really. And I suppose will remain so until it isn't... I understand it to a degree, people these days don't understand the subtleties it took for scandals in Victorian times, and let their modern minds run all over the place if you let them. Still, Alice Liddell's own experience of having such a close friend in this genius adult man, all the games and riddles and problems he kept her occupied with, his stories, the hours they spent of fun and priblem solving, and her families attitude to this as she reached puberty, is still untold to a great extent, and of interest I think. I wonder if there might have been concern Carroll "batted for the wrong team" in an era where that would have made him highly questionable company for a child. He remained unmarried as far as I know. He wrote so much more too! The Hunting of The Snark should be much more famous than it is imo! To mention only one. I'm also dissapointed you didn't bring up at least a few examples of regularly used words and sayings in English, that derive entirely from these two masterpieces! There's so many, and often folks are unaware they are using Carrollisms! That's a tremendous impact I'm sure would have surprized even the reverend himself! Chortle is a great example. These things would have made for a longer video, and indeed, there's an endless rabbit hole that can be doven into on the subject. Your video and imagery was as usual, a very good introduction to this work, for those not well aquainted with the story and history of it. Bravo! 👍👍❤️

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Oh I love this comment - I read it all and was fascinated! I understand why you think I should have raised the strange relationship with Alice Liddell, but it would have taken up a lot of space for something which is still inconclusive, and difficult to judge with modern eyes. As usual these films are designed as primers and I encourage people to look further. Thanks for sharing your story 🙏

[@gnarbeljo8980]

@@greatbooksexplained371 Oh thank you so much for your kind reply! ❤️ I understand, and there's probably more to the twists and turns of the aftermath than I'm aware of (which I readily admit makes me curiouser and curiouser, as it were. ;) The video is well needed today! I think most of my contemporaries and especially younger people these days have the animated Disney film in mind when they think of this story, as it is also a widespread picturebook version. (I don't like it at all). To understand Alice fully, one has to have some understanding of what it meant to be a child of her times. How often children were expected ti entertain guests by reciting poems ("How doth the little busy bee" etc and be silent when listening to adults go on tangents about this and that, tell tall tales that didn't add up, and to abide by a veritable jungle of rules that didn't much make sense to them. Although to an extent, this will always be true of a childs perspective, which makes the story a classic standing the test of time, I do object to more saccharine and silly versions of the story, to cater to modern tastes. I really appreciate you mentioning the (for the times) quite rebellious nature depicted in the little girl. Children can be quite harsh judges, and Alice scolds the animals, protests double standards and nonsensical principles, but most of all quarrels with herself for getting things wrong, doing what she ought not to, having triuble solving problems or even knowing who she is. It's so accurate, universal, yet authors least favorite aspect of little girls, whereas Carroll really celebrates this in his young protagonist. From a feminist point of view, he's lightyears ahead of his time! It's brilliant the entire story lacks common Victorian morals that very well could have cancelled this book from our canon today. Unlike many, there's no obstacles of racism, sexism, classism, imperialism at all. Thats incredibly rare for a childrens story from the era!

[@josephdupre2045]

You have no idea how excited I got when I saw you advertise this channel on your Great Arts Explained channel. Very, very excited!

[@mikesummers-smith4091]

Childlike, but not childish. It's a very rare skill; AA Milne and Beatrix Potter had it too, but few others. I'm in my 70s, but can still read them with enjoyment.

[@TheloniousCube]

It seems very likely that the Alice books were heavily influential on both Wittgenstein's later philosophy and much work in the Philosophy of Language. There's a great article on this included in the Norton Critical Edition of the Alice books which I higly recommend along with Martin Gardner's _The Annotated Alice_

[@owencapdeville-davis8299]

Fantastic video! I would absolutely a similar delve into a book called 'le petit prince' (the little prince) have you ever the oppertunity. Absolutely incredible book, very much in the same vein as Alice in Wonderland with its tone and themes.

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Actually Le Petit Prince is one of my favourite books - so that is a future GBE - thanks 🙏

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

This is my favourite book. Playful and clever.

[@jennieivins]

The Alice books are my favorite of all time. I'm so glad you decided to spread out into literature. Can't wait to see what's next! :D

[@uzytkownik2150]

8:44 it isn't Alice Liddell. It's May Prinsep niece of JM Cameron. But there are plenty of portraits of Liddell sisters made by JMC including very popular photo of 20yo Alice titled 'Pomona'. Lovely tweenage years of photography definitely worth checking

[@cdmnumber3fan]

Looking forward to more great vids from this new channel, James! You are helping to provide great, enriching content to so many people who may have not known much about these great works otherwise (myself included).

[@kathyjohnson2043]

Great to hear the Bach back as the introduction.

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

So was I!

[@sylvainst-pierre8725]

So happy this channel exist. Very well presented and narrated. Same as the Great art explained channel. This should be presented in schools. Thank you for making a difference in this world sir.

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Thanks for your kind comment 🙏

[@Loushallnotpass]

Please keep going with this channel!! Thank you for your amazing work and research. Would love to see a video on the Divine Comedy or at least The Inferno :)

[@timbuktu8069]

A modern version of Carrols thinking is Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. "If you've done six impossible things before breakfast way not top it off with eating at Milliways?

[@nikmachen6561]

Another brilliant video, James. Very engaging and accessible. I'm going to introduce this channel to my colleagues and my students. Keep up the great work!

[@Shadowman4710]

I read the "Alice" books back decades ago when I was 11 or so. It's been a very long time since I've revisited them but since I have an anthology of Carol's works it's probably time to go back and read them all again.

[@felipecanicali5620]

Thanks for the fresh view over this great book. Could you please do a video regarding the karamazov Brothers? I feel that I am far from bright enough to understand all the nuances of this book

[@enkh-orchlonlkhagvadorj8264]

As an enjoyer of your other channel, glad to have stumbled upon this one. Do not watch a lot of youtube but will definitely enjoy the contents. Thank you

[@neo1559]

Can’t wait to see more from this channel.

[@jimspicer6863]

Love the new channel! Maybe Great Movies Explained could be a future project? Would be awesome

[@katherineg9396]

Thank you for doing this! I had a hard time with the Alice books as a child, they were kind of frightening and nightmarish. My Dad got me a copy of "The Annotated Alice" and that made everything clear and me into a huge fan. I love the weirdness. Perhaps you should look at Tenniel's art for Great Art Explained. 😊

[@ellisnelson6128]

Also love The Annotated Alice! So much info.

[@domo5314]

This is amazing and your style with your art channel, really carries over to this channel so well. It really deserves a lot more views.

[@donotworried]

Fascinating to see a simple childhood read, with new perspective as an adult.

[@MartijnPennings]

Just a random comment to boost the algorithm because I really appreciate your videos!

[@greatbooksexplained371]

I appreciate that!

[@Fuchswinter]

Found my way here from your other channel and this has been very educational. I also found the old movie scenes absolutely charming

[@TheCelestialhealer]

I never read the book, but gladly listen to your explanation. Thank you so much, I think you have explained it very well!!🙏

[@troydaum4728]

I see you post and I instantly click! Love this series

[@berolinastrassmann]

Same here! Can't wait to see this new video!

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Abi_81]

I liked the Dorothea Tanning reference. It dovetails beautifully with the Dorothea Tanning video on GAE.

[@andreamuller8468]

The main argument against Carroll's pedophilia is that he (apparently) never molested children, or that he was a good person, or that he took care of children. The image of him in his lifetime was of a child-loving saint; he was an unmarried deacon who lived at a church with a rule for celibacy. He did take perhaps over a thousand pictures of children in his lifetime, but he took them with a chaperone in attendance, so there could be no suggestion of impropriety. There were, however, thirty pictures among the thousand surviving images that were of nude children. One of them is of Lorina Liddell in a full-frontal nude position, something that “no parent would ever have consented to." Lorina was Alice's elder sister. This may explain why Lewis Carroll never saw the Liddell girls again after 1863, though he continued socializing with their parents. His journals from the four-year period of his friendship with the girls are missing; a descendant cut them out after his death.

[@meenapaes7500]

Wow I never ever thought of reading this book cause I thought it is children's. But now I see, it is a profound treasure of knowledge. God bless you.

[@EmaPoppy]

Interesting video, its such a fascinating book with so many details! Im hyped to hear about even more books, the backstory behind them really opens up a whole new dimension

[@oddfawn1113]

My favorite part of these videos is the info about the authors of the books. I’ve never gone out of my ways to learn about Lewis Carroll, I had no idea he had a career so logical compared to the fantasy of Alice in Wonderland. 🐰

[@nunocarmona]

I cannot express how thankful I am for this video. Truly fantastic. Keep them coming!

[@AmbientAuteur]

Great video. Thanks! Working on a Wonderland Rock Opera. Got two posted here on KZbin already.

[@KimmiBee]

Thank you, as always for giving us light to things which we knew nothing about. Usually watching from Sierra Leone but today watching from Rwanda.. Keep. Em. Coming!!!

[@blurrylights6344]

I have watched the video twice to take it all in. Just packed with intriguing bits. I did start the AiW book several times, in my adult age, but found it so confusing I never finished. Will consider another go with this very informative background. I am sure I will appreciate it more now. Thank you.

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Thanks for the lovely comment!

[@hippolyte90]

I read ’Alice’ in its entirety for the first time in my 20’s. I never thought about math or logic but I loved how it made kids imaginations real, like cookies that says Eat Me, a cat that disappears in front of your eyes, playing cricket using flamingoes and hedgehogs and a crazy queen who yells ’Off with their heads!’ like some female Henry VIII. It was so fun. Thank you for this video, I learned so much that I had no idea about.

[@steviebudden3397]

I'm a mathematician myself and have always loved the Alice books, especially 'Looking Glass' which seems more mathematical to me. I've also read/watched/listened to quite a few discussions of them, none of which have come anywhere close to explaining what is so mathematical about the books as well as this video does. Great work. I shall rewatch this, probably more than once.

[@Bay0Wulf]

Well, I’ve listened to your explanation and find it explains a lot but not really much about Alice or Wonderland or Alice in Wonderland. Except, I suppose, the hows and whys and methods he used. I began to read the Alice books shortly after putting aside my Pooh books. It is a copy that was already pretty old when I scrounged it from my Grandmother. However, unlike Pooh & Friends, I have reread Alice several times over 6 decades. About 20 years ago I purchased a newer but well crafted copy. I’ve heard many descriptions of Alice and I like yours mainly for your going into LC’s use of mathematics and language but there are several pieces that explain LC better. I think your explanation of Alice’s Adventures would have been somewhat better had you explained Alice’s Adventures somewhat more.

[@dliessmgg]

Great video! Came here from the Great Art Explained channel. I'd love to see a video on Hoffmann's The Sandman, or Schiller's William Tell.

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Great suggestion!

[@franciscobarrosvito9580]

Brilliant! In Argentina Maria Elena Walsh composed a "children's" song about "the kingdom of upside down" or "El Reino del revés" where she explored the themes of Alice in Wonderland but applied to Argentinian society, she sings about corruption, injustice, non-sense, and tax evasion TO CHILDREN.

[@berolinastrassmann]

Yes! Thanks for mentioning Maria Elena Walsh. Her books and songs are amazing!

[@sorenmn6799]

Just on time before ending the night! Thanks!

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Enjoy!

[@themodernwalls]

Fantastic video!! Would love to see one of these done on Dracula by Bram Stoker. His life was very interesting and Dracula is such an iconic character today. Your insight is always so interesting I rewatch your videos over and over. Keep it up!!

[@j.reesebradley4771]

I didn’t think I liked this story, but today I’ve changed my mind.

[@georgina3358]

I love the music that accompanies Alice. It's very melancholic

[@barrymoore4470]

The title of the composition is 'Gnossienne' no. 1, and was written by the French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925).

[@georgina3358]

​@@barrymoore4470Thank you very much

[@Lunch_Meat]

I first read this book as a teenager after following the works of Bertrand Russell, Wittgenstein, etc. And getting into what logic actually was and not just the use of logic. It was a good way to get into logical limits, paradox, and the sort. *Sigh* i was a boring teenager 😢

[@1542cris]

Please do The Brothers Karamazov, I just know you’ll do it justice! Excellent video once again

[@lavieestunsonge4541]

You cannot imagine my delight and astonishment at learning that you’ve decided to post videos on the subject of Literature!

[@Pagani221]

Just as Great Art Explained, another fantastic series, with concise, well thought out and insightful videos! Thank you for the amazing content ❤

[@davidrauh8118]

As a young lad I was drawn to the drawings. In college we devoured the books. Now I pass that curiosity on to my grandchildren. His books will never grow old. I think.

[@robinbroad8760]

So love, that Queen Victoria, requested all of his books. So labded her with all his academic studies. I have no knowledge if " One was amused, or not "

[@mtthsgrr]

I've learned more about life from this channel than my dad could teach me

[@shirleyjoy2]

In our hectic world, these videos are such a boost to a "refreshing renewal" - bringing together the associations and inspirations of great literature. I live in a state where the governor is supporting and encouraging the banning of books, to PARAPHRASE, 'because we don't want our children to feel uncomfortable with past deeds and situations, troublesome challenges that society and individuals face...' As a human embedded in a culture and as an educator, to me - the responsibility to help ourselves AND our next generation grow to handle perplexing challenges is like a core attribute of life itself! Seeing (in this video) all the varied inquiry and exploration that Alice in Wonderland inspired over the years really helps me understand the power of literature and the precious contribution that it gifts back to our species. THANK YOU for "Opening Doors" with this video and the series! I will highly recommend it to all my friends - family - and contacts.

[@NeoStar]

I learnt so much from this! Is it really true that Alice is the first female lead in a children’s book?! That really surprised me!

[@bookoffholicbookwart5945]

Another amazing video that gave so many new perspectives to think about a book I've read numerous times

[@greatbooksexplained371]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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[@barrymoore4470]

Though their popularity has never waned since first publication, I sometimes feel the Alice books are undervalued as fine literature. Your essay really underscores how truly groundbreaking these imaginative works were, and why they have remained such important touchstones of world culture.