The cover page is adapted from Uczące się dzieci, a painting completed in 1861 by Saturnin Świerzyński. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
Sylvie and Bruno
Chapters (54)
- Volume I 0:00
- Preface 0:26
- I: Less Bread! More Taxes! 22:13
- II: L’Amie Inconnue 37:20
- III: Birthday-Presents 51:24
- IV: A Cunning Conspiracy 1:06:11
- V: A Beggar’s Palace 1:19:26
- VI: The Magic Locket 1:37:49
- VII: The Baron’s Embassy 1:52:08
- VIII: A Ride on a Lion 2:04:15
- IX: A Jester and a Bear 2:16:50
- X: The Other Professor 2:32:39
- XI: Peter and Paul 2:46:14
- XII: A Musical Gardener 2:56:44
- XIII: A Visit to Dogland 3:11:45
- XIV: Fairy-Sylvie 3:28:45
- XV: Bruno’s Revenge 3:51:26
- XVI: A Changed Crocodile 4:07:24
- XVII: The Three Badgers 4:20:18
- XVIII: Queer Street, Number Forty 4:41:03
- XIX: How to Make a Phlizz 4:58:35
- XX: Light Come, Light Go 5:16:21
- XXI: Through the Ivory Door 5:34:54
- XXII: Crossing the Line 5:57:39
- XXIII: An Outlandish Watch 6:20:01
- XXIV: The Frogs’ Birthday-Treat 6:38:04
- XXV: Looking Eastward 7:00:47
- Volume II 7:16:10
- Preface 7:17:06
- I: Bruno’s Lessons 7:41:22
- II: Love’s Curfew 8:01:11
- III: Streaks of Dawn 8:19:45
- IV: The Dog-King 8:37:17
- V: Matilda Jane 8:52:00
- VI: Willie’s Wife 9:08:47
- VII: Mein Herr 9:23:21
- VIII: In a Shady Place 9:42:17
- IX: The Farewell-Party 9:59:30
- X: Jabbering and Jam 10:21:57
- XI: The Man in the Moon 10:39:38
- XII: Fairy-Music 10:53:44
- XIII: What Tottles Meant 11:13:57
- XIV: Bruno’s Picnic 11:32:54
- XV: The Little Foxes 11:57:19
- XVI: Beyond These Voices 12:12:22
- XVII: To the Rescue! 12:29:43
- XVIII: A Newspaper-Cutting 12:49:01
- XIX: A Fairy-Duet 12:54:02
- XX: Gammon and Spinach 13:21:33
- XXI: The Professor’s Lecture 13:41:03
- XXII: The Banquet 13:59:30
- XXIII: The Pig-Tale 14:16:35
- XXIV: The Beggar’s Return 14:31:35
- XXV: Life Out of Death 14:50:05
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In Sylvie and Bruno, the titular characters serve as the connection between the novel’s two settings: Outland, a fictional land in which the children’s father is the Warden, and the real world, Victorian England. After their father is betrayed by their uncle, the family leaves their home and travels to different places to meet interesting and unusual characters.
The part of the story set in England is social commentary, with the characters discussing philosophy, religion, morals, and economics. The part set in Outland is a fairy tale akin to Carroll’s much more popular works, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
The novel is a combination of two previous published short stories, plus ideas Carroll had collected throughout the years. This pedigree results in a fairly scattered plot, and the book was not well received by contemporary critics or audiences.