- Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. New York: Penguin, 1994.
The Question and Answer section for Alice in Wonderland is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The knave of hearts is accused of stealing tarts from the Queen of Hearts; the accusation against him is based on a nursery rhyme.
The proceedings of the trial are obviously unjust, and Carroll is lightly satirizing the justice system. It is not...
From the text:
As she said these words her foot slipped, and in another moment, splash! she was up to her chin in salt water. Her first idea was that she had somehow fallen into the sea, ‘and in that case I can go back by railway,’ she said to...
During most of the Tea-Party, the dormouse sleeps.
There 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 asleep, and the other two were...