1925 ALICE IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll Antique Book 99 years old with the Beautiful classic illustrations in color and black/white by John Tenniel. Lovely book back cover is wonky from age. See photos. Wonderful to read to children! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre.