Alice in Wonderland Author:Lewis Carroll "What sort of people live about here?" — In that direction," the Cat said, waving its right paw around, "lives a Hatter; and in that direction," waving the other paw, "lives a March Hare. Visit either you like; they're both mad." — "But I don't wish to go among mad people," Alice remarked. — "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat; "we're all mad ... more »here. I'm mad. You're mad."
Not all the inhabitants of Wonerland may be mad, but they are all certainly odd. The Caterpillar, Frog Footman, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter (who is mad), March Hare, Dormouse, Mock Turtle, Gryphon, White Rabbit, and Queen of Hearts do things like play croquet using flamingos and hedgehogs, dance the loster quadrille, hold nonsensical tea parties, and sometimes vanish without warning. The only indubitably sane creature in the whole group is Alice, puzzling her way through with her good nature and sense of adventure intact.
This edition restores the long-lost "Wasp in a Wig" episode to its original place in chapter 8 of 'Through the Looking-Glass.'« less