Alice

Alice is the curious child who enters Wonderland and the looking-glass world in Lewis Carroll's two classic fantasy novels.

Alice is the young protagonist of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. In the first book, she follows the White Rabbit into a dreamlike world where language, rules, and scale keep changing. Her direct questions make her a useful guide to the absurdity around her.

The sequel moves Alice through a looking-glass world arranged like a chessboard. The character was developed from stories Carroll told the Liddell sisters in 1862, then expanded for publication. For the original fiction, read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland before Through the Looking-Glass; the series page also contains related editions and adaptations.

Reading Order

See the complete Alice in Wonderland reading order for all books in the series.

Appears in Series

  • Alice in Wonderland - Alice in Wonderland books in order by Lewis Carroll. Complete reading order for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alice in Wonderland?

Alice is a curious, polite English girl who falls down a rabbit hole into Wonderland in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and later steps through a mirror into a chess-themed world in Through the Looking-Glass (1871). She was created by Lewis Carroll.

How old is Alice?

Alice is seven years old in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In Through the Looking-Glass, she is seven and a half.

Was Alice based on a real person?

The stories grew from a tale Carroll told Alice Liddell and her sisters during a July 1862 boat trip. He wrote down a version after Alice Liddell asked him to do so.

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