Suppressed First Printing
- When
- 1863-1865
- Where
- London
Macmillan agreed to publish the book by 1864. A specimen copy was seen in May 1865, and 2,000 copies were printed by July. Tenniel objected to the quality, leading to a halt in publication.
Carroll first met Alexander Macmillan, a high-powered London publisher, on 19 October 1863. His firm, Macmillan Publishers, agreed to publish Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by sometime in 1864. Macmillan had published The Water-Babies in 1863, and suggested its design as a basis for Alice's. Carroll saw a specimen copy in May 1865. 2,000 copies were printed by July, but Tenniel objected to their quality, and Carroll instructed Macmillan to halt publication so they could be reprinted.
Sources
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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