The Escape of Alice
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This charming Christmas fantasy, originally published in 1919, follows a whimsical adventure as Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland escapes her book and ventures into a modern world full of bustling holiday shoppers, Santa Clauses, and quirky encounters. Through her explorations, she uncovers deep truths about reality, imagination, and the spirit of Christmas.
Starrett's delightful narrative captures the wonder and perplexity of childhood while blending holiday magic with literary nostalgia.
Vincent Starrett
Vincent Starrett (1886–1974) was a Chicago journalist who become one of the world’s foremost experts on Sherlock Holmes. A books columnist for the Chicago Tribune, he also wrote biographies of authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Ambrose Bierce. A founding member of the Baker Street Irregulars, Starrett is best known for writing The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1933), an imaginative biography of the famous sleuth.
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