Description

Alice in Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. To create this book test, we used Carroll’s original text, but rewrote it in sections to incorporate James L. Clark’s opposing word pair concept, which is a significant advancement over Larry Becker’s traditional Flash Back method. Additionally, the positioning improves the inherent protections from the design, making it almost impossible for someone to discover the gaff.

The book is fully examinable, and can truly be read from cover to cover.

This book test is designed to be used exclusively as a “peek” book, so it does require minimal handling by the performer; however, no page number or other information is required for the performer to reveal the word being thought of by the participating spectator. The design of the gaff only allows one word to be revealed per page, but you can combine methods and patter to create other effects.

While some may consider the single-word reveal to be a limitation, it is more than offset by the fact that the book will withstand close scrutiny, and may even be left undetected in the hands of the audience for an extended periods.

The book test and performance notes provided were inspired by principles and concepts developed by Larry BeckerRichard OsterlindJames L. ClarkBanachekDick Christian, and others.