George Soper – Spirited Alice

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George Soper (1870-1942) was an English artist, with no formal academic background in art, but with great talent. His work was mainly focused on depicting rural life in England. Of his famous works, in his Alice in Wonderland, the Water babies, and Arabian nights, as well as other works. You can read more about himand his work, over here.
Soper’s Alice’s adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1911, his illustrations of Alice and Wonderland have a dynamic sense to them, and a lot of movement. I only have the later edition, out circa 1930’s. Let’s go over the illustrations in the book.
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Front hard cover, with Alice and the caterpillar

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Backside of the hardcover on both ends of the book, is this illustration of Alice and all the Wonderland creatures

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Before the title page we have the illustration of Alice and the caucus race crew, listening to the mouses’s tale

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Title page – Published by George Allen & Unwin ltd.

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All in the Golden afternoon poem, illustrated with Dodgeson and the three sisters in the boat

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The White rabbit appears. Like in this one, there movement and a feeling of capturing a living moment in many of Soper’s Alice illustrations

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Alice running after the White Rabbit

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White rabbit disappears in his hole

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Curiouser and curiouser

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Alice crying

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“The rabbit started violently”

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Alice and the mouse swimming in her pool of tears

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The Caucus race

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A mouses tale

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Alice going into the White Rabbit’s house

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Alice leaning against a buttercup

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Alice freaking out the white rabbit

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Advice from a caterpillar

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Alice and the Caterpillar. The same illustration appears on the front cover

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Father William 1/2

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Father William 2/2

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Alice and the Cheshire cat

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Pig and Pepper – Alice, the Duchess, the baby, the cook, and the Cheshire cat

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Alice under the mushroom

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Alice and the pig baby

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Alice and the Pigeon

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A Mad Tea Party

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Painting the roses

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Alice and the flamingo

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card soldier and hedge-hog

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Cheshire cat at the croquet ground, trolling the Queen

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Alice, Duchess, and Flamingo

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Alice and Gryphon

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The lobster quadrille

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Gryphon, Alice, and Mock turtle

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Fish and snail

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Lobster

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Owl and panther

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The Mock turtle sobbing

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White Rabbit at the trial

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The trial

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You’re nothing but a pack of cards



















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