Joan Collins (2)
Author of Ladybird Classics: Alice in Wonderland
For other authors named Joan Collins, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Joan Collins was born in London, England on May 23, 1933. She studied for two years at the British Academy of Dramatic Art. She is the sister of novelist Jackie Collins. She began an acting career at the age of nine with an appearance in A Doll's House at the Arts Theater in London. She has show more appeared in more than 65 films. She received the most success playing Alexis Carrington in the primetime soap opera, Dynasty which ran from 1981 to1988. She received a Golden Globe Award in 1983 for this role. Her first book, Past Imperfect, was a kiss-and-tell autobiography published in 1978. Her first novel, Prime Time, was published in 1988. Her other fiction works include Love and Desire and Hate, Too Damn Famous, Infamous, Star Quality, and Misfortune's Daughter. Her other nonfiction books include The Joan Collins Beauty Book, My Secrets, My Friends' Secrets, Joan's Way: The Art of Living Well and Second Act. In 1997, she was honored with an O.B.E. title in recognition of a lifetime of contributions to the arts, culture and charitable causes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Although heavily enough abridged that one can read it to a four-year-old in an hour, this edition captures much of the flavour of the original, preserving most of the incidents and a good smattering of difficult but interesting words. Unlike Lewis Carroll's own "Nursery Alice" it avoids patronizing young readers, and to my delight the Mouse's Tail was reprinted exactly as it appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, language, wiggles, and all.
My cosmic bible - One of the greatest children's stories ever written . As Alice says "What is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" Pure literary magic.
Ladybird Books, Ladybird Classics from Australia, retold by Joan Collins. The original author is Kenneth Grahame, who wrote it in 1908. It is a blend of anthropomorphism and very-British humor, the book is a classic tale of river life and friendship.
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