''New Adventures of Alice'' is a novel by John Rae, written in 1917 and published by P. F. Volland of Chicago. It is, according to Carolyn Sigler, one of the more important "Alice imitations", or novels inspired by

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's ''Alice'' books.Sigler, Carolyn, ed. ''Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's "Alice" Books.'' Lexington, KY, University Press of Kentucky, 1997. The book opens with a little girl, Betsy, wishing for another Alice book. She passes into a dream, and finds in the attic a book which begins with Alice reading

Mother Goose The figure of Mother Goose is the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes. As a character, she appeared in a song, the first stanza of which often functions now as a nursery rhyme. This, howeve ...

rhymes to her kittens, leading to further adventures. The book features black-and-white line drawings as well as colour plates by the author, who was known for his portraits of

Carl Sandburg Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg ...

and

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* 1917 American novels 1917 children's books 1917 fantasy novels American fantasy novels American children's novels Children's fantasy novels Books based on Alice in Wonderland {{1910s-fantasy-novel-stub