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4[[labelnote:Clockwise from top left:]]''Alice in Wonderland (1985)'', ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAlice'', ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'', ''VideoGame/AliceInTheCountryOfHearts''[[/labelnote]]]]
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8''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (often shortened to just ''Alice in Wonderland'') is a story about a girl named Alice who enters two dream worlds: Wonderland and the Looking Glass. It originated as two separate novels by the British writer Creator/LewisCarroll, first published in the mid 19th century, that are usually combined into one book in re-releases.
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10''Alice in Wonderland'' has become one of the most popular [[ChildrensLiterature children's stories]] of all time, with a large PeripheryDemographic due to its {{Parental Bonus}}es. It spawned numerous adaptations into other media, most famously a [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland 1951 animated film]] made by Creator/{{Disney}}, which spawned its [[Franchise/AliceInWonderland own franchise]]. It's also the TropeNamer of AliceAllusion and DownTheRabbitHole.
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12!!Original works:
13* '''''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''''' (1865) and '''''Through the Looking-Glass''''' (1871), the original duology of novels written by British author Creator/LewisCarroll.
14** ''Literature/{{Jabberwocky}}'', a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll included in ''Through the Looking-Glass''.
15
16!!Adaptations of/Works based on ''Alice in Wonderland'' include:
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18%%This list is sorted in (approximate) chronological order, according to the original release year of the first work within their respective medium section.
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20[[index]]
21[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
22* ''[[Anime/AlicesAdventuresInWonderlandJP Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (1983), a Japanese anime series predominantly based on the original novels.
23* ''Manga/MiyukiChanInWonderland'' (1993-1995), a {{Yuri}} manga.
24* ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' (2006-2015), a Japanese manga loosely inspired by the novels.
25* ''AudioPlay/AreYouAlice'' (20??), a Japanese franchise loosely based on the books.
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27[[AC:Audio]]
28* ''[[https://www.discogs.com/Lewis-Carroll-Cyril-Ritchard-Alec-Wilder-New-York-Woodwind-Quintet-Alices-Adventures-In-Wonderland/release/9742616 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (1960) complete unabridged audiobook, read and sung by Cyril Ritchard, with music by Alec Wilder and the New York Woodwind Quintet,[[note]]that'll give kids a lifelong appreciation for abstract modernist classical music[[/note]] including a facsimile copy of the first-edition ''Alice'' book. ''[[https://www.discogs.com/Lewis-Carroll-Through-The-Looking-Glass/release/3765957 Through the Looking Glass]]'' followed in 1964, again read and sung by Ritchard with music by Wilder and a facsimile book. These can often be found on eBay for about $50. They have never been issued on CD.
29* ''Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Fantasy'' (1965), full-cast musical audio play, with an AllStarCast of familiar British voices of the period (for example, Creator/TommyCooper and Creator/BruceForsyth as the Hatter and the March Hare), on a double LP. Never issued on CD, but a cassette version was released in 1989.
30
31[[AC:ComicBooks]]
32* ''ComicBook/{{Snarked}}'' (2011-2012), a series about the adventures of The Walrus and The Carpenter.
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34[[AC:Films -- Animated]]
35* ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' (1951), the Creator/{{Disney}} animated film.
36** [[Franchise/AliceInWonderland The Disney franchise]] spawned by the above.
37* ''WesternAnimation/AliceOfWonderlandInParis'', (1966) an animated film directed by Creator/GeneDeitch.
38* ''{{WesternAnimation/The New Alice in Wonderland}}'' (1966), an animated TV movie by Creator/HannaBarbera.
39* ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsAdventureInWonderland'' (1987), The third entry in the ''Franchise/CareBears'' movie trilogy. Produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}
40* ''{{WesternAnimation/Alice in Wonderland|1988}}'' (1988), direct-to-video animated adaptation by Creator/BurbankFilmsAustralia.
41* ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderlandJetlagProductions'' (1995), direct-to-video animated adaptation by Creator/JetlagProductions.
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43[[AC:Films -- Live-Action]]
44* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1903}}'' (1903), a British short film, evidently the first cinema adaptation of the novel.
45* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1933}}'' (1933), the first (and so far only) live-action Hollywood-produced film adapting the original stories.
46* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1949}}'' (1949), filmed partially in live-action and partially with {{stop motion}} puppets created by Lou Bunin.
47* ''[[Film/AlicesAdventuresinWonderland1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (1972), a British musical film.
48* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1985}}'' (1985), a two-part American made for TV live action movie.
49* ''{{Film/Alice|1988}}'' (original title: ''Něco z Alenky'') (1988), a Czech film that combines live-action and {{stop motion}} animation, directed by Creator/JanSvankmajer.
50* ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' (1998), a Creator/Channel4 made for TV movie SettingUpdate starring Kate Beckinsdale as a grown-up Alice, and notable for including the Wasp in the Wig, a character cut from the book because Tenniel refused to draw it.
51* ''{{Film/Alice in Wonderland|1999}}'' (1999), another made-for-TV live action/puppetry movie.
52* ''Film/MaliceInWonderland'' (2009), a modern remake set in the [[LondonGangster London criminal underworld]].
53* ''Film/AliceInMurderland'' (2010), a SlasherMovie.
54* ''Film/ComeAway'' (2020), an origin story / prequel film that acts as a crossover with ''Franchise/PeterPan''.
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56[[AC:Literature]]
57* ''{{Literature/Aliss}}'' (2000), Patrick Senécal's French-language novel, set in Montréal.
58* ''Literature/TheLookingGlassWars'' (2004)
59* The ''Literature/SplinteredSeries'' (2013-2015), a {{Young Adult}} trilogy by A.G. Howard, that follows a modern-day descendant of the original Alice down the rabbit hole.
60* ''Literature/AfterAlice'' (2015), a novel by ''Literature/TheWickedYears'' author Creator/GregoryMaguire that acts as a LowerDeckEpisode to the original book.
61* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAlice'' (2015), a Victorian era retelling of Alice that follows the titular character and her companion Hatcher.
62* ''Literature/{{Heartless|2016}}'' (2016), a {{Young Adult|Literature}} novel prequel, serving as an origin story for The Queen of Hearts.
63* ''[[Literature/ATwistedTale Unbirthday: A Twisted Tale]]'' (2020)
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65[[AC:Tabletop games]]
66* ''TabletopGame/JAGSWonderland'' (2005)
67* ''TabletopGame/AdventuresInWonderlandASourcebookForOGLRoleplayingGames'' (2015), an adaptation for MediaNotes/D20System by Skirmisher Publishing.
68* ''TabletopGame/WonderlandsWar'' (2021)
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70[[AC:Television series]]
71* ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1985) made by Anglia Television with 5 episodes.
72* ''Series/{{Alice|2009}}'' (2009) -- A ''Creator/{{SyFy}}'' mini-series. When martial arts instructor Alice Hamilton sees her boyfriend, Jack Chase, being taken away by some mysterious men in a white van, she chases one of them Through the Looking-Glass... and into a Crapsack World. Guided by Hatter and The White Knight, Alice goes looking for Jack, but discovers that things aren't all that wonderful in Wonderland.
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74[[AC:Theatre]]
75* ''Alice in Wonderland'' (1886)
76* ''[[Theatre/WonderlandANewAlice Wonderland: A New Alice]]'' (2009)
77* ''Theatre/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' (2011), a ballet.
78* ''Theatre/AliceByHeart'' (2019), a retelling where the story is being read by a girl, also named Alice, to her dying friend in a WWII bunker.
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80[[AC:Video games]]
81* ''VideoGame/ThroughTheLookingGlass'' (1984), aka ''Alice'' and ''[=AliceX=]'', a Platform/{{Macintosh}} game.
82* ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'' (2000), the video game released by Creator/ElectronicArts.
83** ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns'' (2012), the sequel to the above.
84** ''VideoGame/AliceAsylum'' (2021), a prequel to the above.
85* ''VideoGame/AliceInTheCountryOfHearts'' (2007), the [[RomanceGame Otome Game]] series developed by Quinrose.
86* ''VideoGame/AliceIsDead'' (2009), a Flash game.
87* ''VideoGame/AliceInWonderlandHOG'' (2010), a [[HiddenObjectGame hidden object game]] developed by Merscom LLC.
88* ''VideoGame/BridgeToAnotherWorld'': ''Alice in Shadowland'' and ''Through the Looking Glass'', where Alice finds herself in Shadowland helping overthrow its princess, and in the prequel has to survive a feud between two siblings in Chessland.
89
90[[AC:Visual Novels]]
91* ''VisualNovel/IkemenRevolution'' (2016) [[note]]English release in 2018[[/note]], a VisualNovel and OtomeGame.
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93[[AC:Crossovers]]
94* ''ComicBook/LostGirls'' (2006), with ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Literature/PeterPan''
95* ''Webcomic/CheshireCrossing'' (2006-2008, redrawn 2018-2019), with the exact same other books, but a very different spin.
96[[/index]]

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