Alice's London Adventures in Wonderland
Sarah Elizabeth Beaumont
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(Two Monkeys Publishing, Aug. 25, 2015)
In this new take on Alice in Wonderland, Sarah Elizabeth Beaumont uses her skill and wit to engineer a modern parody of Lewis Carroll's well-loved classic, bringing it to life in the streets and underground tunnels of London, where its time-honoured references take on a renewed relevance to daily life.When Alice follows the White Rabbit down the subway at Knightsbridge, she meets a variety of colourful characters including a benevolent Pearly Queen in London Zoo, a technophobe Hatter in Regents Park, a shisha-smoking Caterpillar on the Edgware Road, and a parking-penalty-paranoid Mock Turtle at Mornington Crescent.While Alice is challenged by questions relating to her own identity, she has a bigger riddle to solve ā how to get to the masked ball, and, more importantly, how to keep her head in the process.This delightful tale is both ingenuous and inventive, accompanied by 24 enchanting original illustrations that bear homage to Sir John Tennielās pen and ink drawings, more than one hundred years on.From an early age, artist and writer Sarah Elizabeth Beaumont has been obsessed by āAlice in Wonderlandā. From receiving her first pop-up book as a child, her collection of Lewis Carrollās beloved works has led her to travel the globe, gathering editions in many different languages and illustrated in very different styles. There is no doubt that Alice in Wonderland has been a life-long passion.In her newest venture, Beaumont combines her talents as a writer and an artist in order to create an all-new illustrated parody on Lewis Carrollās classic, which fits surprisingly comfortably in modern London. Beaumontās knowledge of London, together with her affection for Lewis Carrollās timeless fantasy, results in a thoroughly enjoyable romp through Englandās capital city, whilst poking fun at modern life.