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Apr 19, 2021 · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Retold in Words of One Syllable: With original illustrations - Kindle edition by GORHAM, MRS. J.C. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.
In the early twentieth century, great books were often "retold in words of one syllable" so that the language would be easier for beginning readers. In this adaptation, Mrs J. C. Gorham "cheats" only a little, hyphenating some longer words that couldn't be avoided-but the text remains a lively and enjoyable retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale.
Al-ice was not a bit hurt, but at once jumped to her feet. She looked up, but all was dark there. At the end of a long hall in front of her the white rab-bit was still in sight. There was no time to be lost, so off Al-ice went like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, "Oh, my ears, how late it is!" then it was out of sight.
One of the ju-rors had a pen-cil that squeaked as he wrote. This, of course, Al-ice could not stand, so she went round near him, and soon found a chance to get it from him. This she did in such a way that the poor ju-ror (it was Bill, the Liz-ard) could not make out at all where it was, so he wrote with one fin-ger for the rest of the day.
said the Queen in a great rage, throw-ing an ink-stand at the Liz-ard as she spoke. "Then the words don't fit you," he said, and looked round the court with a smile. But no one spoke. "It's a pun," he added in a fierce tone, then all the court laughed. "Let the ju-ry now bring in their verdict," the King said. "No! no!"
1905: Mrs J. C. Gorham publishes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Retold in Words of One Syllable in a series of such books published by A. L. Burt Company, aimed at young readers. 1906: Published in Finnish as Liisan seikkailut ihmemaailmassa, translated by Anni Swan.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Retold in Words of One Syllable is an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's famous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with a twist provided by J.C. GORHAM. In the early twentieth century books were often "retold in words of one syllable" so that it would be easier for beginning readers.
