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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a summer tale published by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) for the first time in July 1865. Nicholas Williams translated this into Irish under the title "Eachtraí Eilíse i dTír na nIontas" (Evertype 2007). Many of the characters and adventures in that book belong to a pack of cards. "Lastall den Scáthán agus a bhFuair Eilís Ann Roimpi"-a winter tale-is Williams' Irish translation of "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There", which Carroll first published in December 1871. Its characters and adventures are based on a game of chess. This book contains the famous illustrations of Sir John Tenniel, which first appeared in the original English edition. -- Scéal samhraidh atá in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" a d'fhoilsigh Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) den chéad uair i mí Iúil 1865. D'fhoilsigh Nicholas Williams leagan Gaeilge de faoin teideal "Eachtraí Eilíse i dTír na nIontas" (Evertype 2007). Is le paca cártaí a bhaineann roinnt mhaith de charachtair agus d'eachtraí an leabhair sin. Scéal geimhridh atá sa scéal seo "Lastall den Scáthán agus a bhFuair Eilís Ann Roimpi" agus is é an t-aistriúchán é a rinne Williams ar "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There" a chéadfhoilsigh Carroll i mí na Nollag 1871. Ar chluiche fichille a bunaíodh formhór dá bhfuil sa dara scéal seo. Feictear sa leagan Gaeilge na léaráidí cáiliúla a rinne Sir John Tenniel don chéad eagrán Béarla.
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem "Jabberwocky" and the poem The Hunting of the Snark - all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic and fantasy. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.
