 Front cover of the first edition | |
| Author | John Kendrick Bangs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Albert Levering[1] |
| Cover artist | Levering |
| Genre | Fantasy novel,parody |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page & Co. |
Publication date | 1907 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | viii, 124[1] |
| OCLC | 191114417 |
| LC Class | PS1064.B3 A7 1907[1] |
Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream is a novel byJohn Kendrick Bangs. It was first published in 1907 byDoubleday, Page & Co. of New York, with illustrations by Albert Levering. It is a politicalparody of the two Alice books byLewis Carroll,Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) andThrough the Looking-Glass (1871).
It is critical of collectivism and economic issues such as taxation, corporate greed, and corruption. Instead of enteringWonderland, Alice finds herself in "Blunderland", which is also described as "Municipal Ownership Country".
Alice travels to Blunderland where nothing is supposed to be, children live in the Municipal House of the Children and the Duchess and the City are their parents. Familiar characters made famous byAlice in Wonderland make appearances in the book, including the dormouse,the Mad Hatter, theCheshire Cat and others.[2]
Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream was published in book form in 1907. Part ofAlice in Blunderland was previously published as "Alice in Municipaland" inConcerning Municipal Ownership, vol. 1 no. 10 (December 1906), pp. 182–87.[3] The book features line drawings by Albert Levering (1869–1929), after the original Alice illustrations byJohn Tenniel.
In 1902, Bangs had written a book inspired byAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, calledRollo in Emblemland.
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