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The Mad Gardener’s Song by Lewis Carroll
It is not well-known that, beside the Alice books, Lewis Carroll wrote another nonsense novel, Sylvie and Bruno (1889). The Alice books are masterpieces. Sylvie and Bruno is laboured and tedious, unfunny and unexciting, and for the most part, well forgotten. The exception is the following poem which appears as a refrain, a verse at a time […]
The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
August 23, 2012
(From Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.) The Walrus and the Carpenter ‘The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright— And this was odd, because it was The middle of the […]
The Illustrated Alice 12
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins with The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 11 CHAPTER XII Alice‘s Evidence ERE!” cried Alice, quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment how large she had grown in the last few minutes, and she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the […]
The Illustrated Alice 11
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 10 CHAPTER XI Who Stole the Tarts? HE King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole […]
The Illustrated Alice 10
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 9 CHAPTER X The Lobster Quadrille HE Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes. He looked at Alice, and tried to speak, but, for a minute or two, sobs choked his voice. […]
The Illustrated Alice 9
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 8 CHAPTER IX The Mock Turtle’s Story OU can’t think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!” said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice’s, and they walked off together. Alice […]
The Illustrated Alice 8
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 7 CHAPTER VIII The Queen’s Croquet-Ground LARGE rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Alice thought this a very curious […]
The Illustrated Alice 7
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 6 CHAPTER VII A Mad Tea-party HERE was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast […]
The Illustrated Alice 6
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 5 CHAPTER VI Pig and Pepper OR a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood—(she considered him to be […]
The Illustrated Alice 5
September 11, 2010
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Begins at The Illustrated Alice 1 Continues from The Illustrated Alice 4 CHAPTER V Advice from a Caterpillar HE Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy […]
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March 12, 2013
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