Archivo: Through the looking glass and what Alice found there (1897) (14594984160)

Descripción: Identifier: throughlookinggl00carr3 (find matches)Title: Through the looking glass and what Alice found thereYear: 1897 (1890s)Authors: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820-1914, illSubjects: FantasyPublisher: London : MacmillanContributing Library: New York Public LibraryDigitizing Sponsor: MSNView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:been just repainted, it looked so bright andsticky; and then she went on. And there s the Dragon-fly. Look on the branch above your head, saidthe Gnat, and there youll find a Snap-dragon-fly. Its body is made of plum-pudding, its wingsof holly-leaves, and its head is a raisin burningin brandy. And what does it live on ? Alice asked, asbefore. Frumenty and mince-pie, the Gnat replied;• and it makes its nest in a Christmas-box. LOOKING-GLASS INSECTS. • And then there s the Butterfly, Alice wenton, after she had taken a good look at the in-sect with its head on fire, and had thought toherself, I wonder if thats the reason insectsare so fond of flying into candles--because theywant to turn into Snap-dragon-flies ! Crawling at your feet, said the Gnat (Alicedrew her feet back in some alarm), you mayobserve a Bread-and-butter-fly. Its wings arethin slices of bread-and-butter, its body is a•crust, and its head is a lump of sugar. And what does it live on ?Text Appearing After Image:\j-f —--^ — VJLx ^_> LOOKING-GLASS INSECTS. 59 Weak tea with cream in it. A new difficulty came into Alices head. Sup-posing it couldnt find any ? she suggested. Then it would die, of course. But that must happen very often, Aliceremarked thoughtfully. It always happens, said the Gnat. After this, Alice was silent for a minuteor two, pondering. The Gnat amused itselfmeanwhile by humming round and round herhead : at last it settled again and remarked Isuppose you dont want to lose your name ? No, indeed, Alice said, a little anxiously. And yet I dont know, the Gnat went onin a careless tone : only think how convenientit would be if you could manage to go homewithout it ! For instance, if the governess wantedto call you to your lessons, she would call out «/ «/ Come here- -, and there she would have toleave off, because there wouldnt be any name forher to call, and of course you wouldnt have togo, you know. 60 LOOKING-GLASS INSECTS. That would never do, Im sure, said Alice : thNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
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