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H¿c in libr¿ offertur l¿ct¿r¿ nova ¿diti¿ f¿bulae "Alicia in Terr¿ M¿r¿bil¿" in Lat¿num ann¿ 1964¿ ¿ Clive Harcourt Carruthers conversae. Differt ¿ pr¿m¿ ¿diti¿ne dübus praecipüs r¿bus: cum quod discr¿men nunc serv¿tur inter "i" litteram v¿c¿lem et "j" litteram vim c¿nsonantis habentem, tum quod omn¿s v¿c¿l¿s longae sunt l¿neol¿s superscr¿pt¿s ¿rn¿tae. Omnium v¿c¿lium longit¿din¿s d¿ligenter exqüs¿tae sunt, etiam in syllab¿s positi¿ne long¿s. In pauci¿ribus syllab¿s, qürum v¿c¿lium longit¿din¿s aut nunc incertae sunt, aut manifest¿ etiam ant¿qüs temporibus vacill¿bant, v¿c¿l¿s sine l¿neol¿s scr¿ptae sunt. Gl¿ss¿rium Lat¿n¿-Anglicum in ultim¿ libr¿ magnopere auctum est. Praeter fer¿ v¿gint¿ Neolat¿na voc¿bula loc¿ti¿n¿sque, ut in pr¿m¿ ¿diti¿ne, hoc novum gl¿ss¿rium etiam complectitur pl¿s ducenta voc¿bula ant¿qua t¿r¿nibus in¿sit¿ti¿ria. Sp¿r¿mus fore ut gl¿ss¿ri¿ auct¿ mult¿ pl¿r¿s l¿ct¿r¿s sine ali¿rum lexic¿rum ¿s¿ ex h¿c libr¿ magnam capiant voluptatem. -- In this book we present a new edition of Clive Harcourt Carruthers' 1964 translation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" into Latin. It differs from Carruthers' original text chiefly in two ways: a regular distinction between the vowel "i" and the consonant "j" has been made, and long vowels are marked with macrons consistently throughout. All vowels have been carefully investigated, including the vowels in syllables long by position. In a few isolated cases where the classical vowel lengths are in dispute, or where usage evidently vacillated, the vowels have been left unmarked. The Latin-English glossary at the end has been greatly enlarged. Instead of treating only a few Neo-Latin words and phrases peculiar to this book, the extended glossary now also covers over two hundred less common classical words. It is our hope that this will enable a much larger group of our readers to enjoy Carruthers' translation without having to resort to external dictionaries.
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Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) was an English writer and mathematician. His most notable works are 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) and 'Through the Looking Glass' (1871). He had significant influence on the literary nonsense genre and is widely celebrated for his word play and fantastical writing style.
