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 Sylvie and Bruno - Lewis Carroll
 Sylvie and Bruno - Lewis Carroll ... History Press LTDNewest Review: ... to Victorian England and witness the strange real world and its inconsistencies for themselves. "He thought he saw a ... more ... Banker's Clerk
Descending from the bus:
He looked again, and found it was
A Hippopotamus:
'If this should stay to dine,' he said,
'There won't be much for us!'"
Lewis Carroll is best known for writing "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass", littering his work with backward logic, hilarious characters and nonsensical poetry, and "Sylvie & Bruno" is no different.
The novel is full of outlandish adventures following the characters Sylvie and Bruno, while in the real wo...more |
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Sylvie and Bruno - Lewis Carroll: Lewis Carroll's "Sylvie & Bruno" (997 words)
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In Lewis Carroll's final novel to be published before his death, we are introduced to a nameless narrator who, when he falls asleep, steps into a world of fairies, magic and ridiculous characters, much like Alice. In Fairyland there is a plot to oust the Warden from his high ruling position, while the innocent young sprites Sylvie and Bruno ignore the goings on of the grownups and enjoy the simple pleasures of life with the eccentric Professor and his ridiculous inventions. The more mature Sylvie does her best to look after her young brother Bruno, making sure he goes to his lessons and keeps out of trouble, while Bruno does his best to make sense ... Read the complete review
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