Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice
Main
Synthesis
A young girl with hair that tends to get into her eyes; she has bright eager eyes. She is described as a 'great girl' when she cries, and at one point her neck becomes immensely long like a serpent. She wears shoes and stockings. She is a child, but her exact age is not given.
❝ she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it ❞
❝ her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door ❞
❝ she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight ❞
❝ her head struck against the roof of the hall: in fact she was now more than nine feet high ❞
❝ she was now about two feet high ❞
❝ she found her head pressing against the ceiling ❞
❝ all she could see, when she looked down, was an immense length of neck, which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves ❞
❝ the bright eager eyes were looking up into hers—she could hear the very tones of her voice, and see that queer little toss of her head to keep back the wandering hair that would always get into her eyes ❞
❝ her hair goes in such long ringlets, and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all ❞
❝ she was now only ten inches high ❞
❝ she had grown to her full size ❞
White Rabbit
Secondary
Synthesis
A white rabbit with pink eyes. He wears a waistcoat and carries a watch. Later he is splendidly dressed with white kid gloves and a large fan. He has a shrill little voice.
❝ a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her ❞
❝ the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket ❞
❝ It was the White Rabbit returning, splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other ❞
❝ the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again, and looking anxiously about ❞
❝ the White Rabbit read out, at the top of his shrill little voice, the name 'Alice!' ❞
Dinah
Episodic
Synthesis
A cat. She is described as a dear quiet thing, purring nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face, and a capital one for catching mice.
❝ Dinah was the cat ❞
❝ she is such a dear quiet thing ... and she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face ❞
❝ she's such a capital one for catching mice ❞
Mouse
Secondary
Synthesis
A mouse that has slipped into the pool of tears. It has a little eye that winks, and its face is quite pale (with passion). It has a tail. It speaks in a shrill, passionate voice.
❝ the Mouse looked at her rather inquisitively, and seemed to her to wink with one of its little eyes ❞
❝ the Mouse was bristling all over ❞
❝ the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail ❞
❝ its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought) ❞
Duck
Episodic
Synthesis
A duck. No further description.
Dodo
Secondary
Synthesis
A dodo. It has a finger which it presses upon its forehead (like Shakespeare in pictures).
❝ it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of him) ❞
L
Lory
Episodic
Synthesis
A lory. No further description.
E
Eaglet
Episodic
Synthesis
An eaglet. It bends down its head to hide a smile.
❝ the Eaglet bent down its head to hide a smile ❞
OC
Old Crab
Episodic
Synthesis
An old crab. No further description.
YC
Young Crab
Episodic
Synthesis
A young crab. No further description.
M
Magpie
Episodic
Synthesis
An old magpie. No further description.
C
Canary
Episodic
Synthesis
A canary. It has a trembling voice.
❝ a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children ❞
P
Pat
Episodic
Synthesis
A gardener or servant. He speaks with an Irish accent ('Sure then I'm here! Digging for apples, yer honour!'). No physical description.
BT
Bill the Lizard
Secondary
Synthesis
A little lizard. He is a poor little thing, and at one point is held up by two guinea-pigs. He has a slate-pencil that squeaks. He is a juror.
❝ the poor little Lizard, Bill, was in the middle, being held up by two guinea-pigs ❞
❝ the poor little juror (it was Bill, the Lizard) could not make out at all what had become of it ❞
Puppy
Episodic
Synthesis
An enormous puppy with large round eyes. It has a little sharp bark, and its tongue hangs out of its mouth. It is described as a dear little puppy.
❝ An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes ❞
❝ panting, with its tongue hanging out of its mouth, and its great eyes half shut ❞
❝ what a dear little puppy it was! ❞
Caterpillar
Secondary
Synthesis
A large blue caterpillar. It sits on top of a mushroom, with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah. It is exactly three inches high. It has a languid, sleepy voice.
❝ her eyes immediately met those of a large blue caterpillar, that was sitting on the top with its arms folded, quietly smoking a long hookah ❞
❝ the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice ❞
❝ rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high) ❞
❝ the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself ❞
P
Pigeon
Episodic
Synthesis
A large pigeon. It flies into Alice's face and beats her violently with its wings. It has a nest.
❝ a large pigeon had flown into her face, and was beating her violently with its wings ❞
F
Fish-Footman
Episodic
Synthesis
A footman in livery, but with a face like a fish. He has powdered hair that curls all over his head. He carries a great letter under his arm.
❝ a footman in livery came running out of the wood—(she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging by his face only, she would have called him a fish) ❞
❝ both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all over their heads ❞
F
Frog-Footman
Episodic
Synthesis
A footman in livery with a round face and large eyes like a frog. He has powdered hair that curls all over his head. He sits on the ground staring stupidly up into the sky.
❝ another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog ❞
❝ both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all over their heads ❞
D
Duchess
Secondary
Synthesis
The Duchess is very ugly. She has a sharp chin. She sits on a three-legged stool nursing a baby. She has a hoarse growl. She wears a dress? Not specified.
❝ the Duchess was very ugly ❞
❝ she was exactly the right height to rest her chin upon Alice's shoulder, and it was an uncomfortably sharp chin ❞
❝ the Duchess said in a hoarse growl ❞
C
Cook
Episodic
Synthesis
The cook is leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron. She carries a pepper-box. She throws things. No further description.
❝ the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup ❞
CC
Cheshire Cat
Secondary
Synthesis
A large cat sitting on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear. It has very long claws and a great many teeth. It can appear and vanish gradually, starting with the end of the tail and ending with the grin. It has a grin that remains after the rest has gone.
❝ a large cat which was sitting on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear ❞
❝ it had very long claws and a great many teeth ❞
❝ the Cat only grinned a little wider ❞
❝ this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone ❞
❝ a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever saw in my life! ❞
B
Baby (Pig-Baby)
Episodic
Synthesis
A queer-shaped little creature that holds out its arms and legs in all directions like a star-fish. It snorts like a steam-engine. It has a very turn-up nose, much more like a snout, and its eyes are getting extremely small. It grunts and sobs. It eventually turns into a pig.
❝ it was a queer-shaped little creature, and held out its arms and legs in all directions, 'just like a star-fish' ❞
❝ the poor little thing was snorting like a steam-engine ❞
❝ it had a very turn-up nose, much more like a snout than a real nose; also its eyes were getting extremely small for a baby ❞
❝ it was neither more nor less than a pig ❞
MH
March Hare
Secondary
Synthesis
A hare. He is having tea at a table. He has a watch. He is described as 'raving mad'. No further physical description.
H
Hatter
Secondary
Synthesis
A hatter. He has a watch. He wears a hat (which is not his own). He has a teacup and bread-and-butter. He is described as mad. No further physical description.
D
Dormouse
Secondary
Synthesis
A dormouse. It is fast asleep, sitting between the March Hare and the Hatter, who use it as a cushion. It has a hoarse, feeble voice. It talks in its sleep. It is small enough to be put into a teapot.
❝ the Dormouse slowly opened his eyes. 'I wasn't asleep,' he said in a hoarse, feeble voice ❞
T
Two (Gardener)
Episodic
Synthesis
One of the three gardeners painting the roses. He is shaped like a playing card (oblong and flat, with hands and feet at the corners). He speaks in a low voice and a humble tone.
F
Five (Gardener)
Episodic
Synthesis
One of the three gardeners. He is shaped like a playing card. He has a sulky tone.
S
Seven (Gardener)
Episodic
Synthesis
One of the three gardeners. He is shaped like a playing card. He flings down his brush.
QO
Queen of Hearts
Secondary
Synthesis
The Queen of Hearts. She has a voice of thunder, and screams. She turns crimson with fury. She has a shrill, loud voice. She wears a crown? She is a playing card figure.
❝ the Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast ❞
❝ 'Get to your places!' shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder ❞
❝ the Queen said in a shrill, loud voice ❞
KO
King of Hearts
Secondary
Synthesis
The King of Hearts. He wears a crown over his wig. He has a timid voice. He is a playing card figure.
❝ the judge, by the way, was the King; and as he wore his crown over the wig, he did not look at all comfortable ❞
❝ the King laid his hand upon her arm, and timidly said 'Consider, my dear: she is only a child!' ❞
KO
Knave of Hearts
Episodic
Synthesis
The Knave of Hearts. He is made entirely of cardboard. He stands before the King in chains. He carries the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion.
❝ the Knave of Hearts, carrying the King's crown on a crimson velvet cushion ❞
❝ the Knave shook his head sadly. 'Do I look like it?' he said. (Which he certainly did not, being made entirely of cardboard.) ❞
G
Gryphon
Secondary
Synthesis
A gryphon. It lies fast asleep in the sun. It has paws and a voice. It is a mythical creature.
❝ They very soon came upon a Gryphon, lying fast asleep in the sun. ❞
MT
Mock Turtle
Secondary
Synthesis
A Mock Turtle. It sits sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock. It has large eyes full of tears. It has a deep, hollow tone. It has flappers (like a turtle's flippers). It sobs heavily.
❝ they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock ❞
❝ the Mock Turtle, who looked at them with large eyes full of tears ❞
❝ the Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow tone ❞
❝ the Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes ❞
AS
Alice's Sister
Episodic
Synthesis
Alice's older sister. She sits on the bank reading a book. She has a lap. She gently brushes dead leaves from Alice's face. She is a grown woman at the end.
❝ she found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face ❞
A
Ada
Episodic
Synthesis
A child Alice knows. Her hair goes in long ringlets.
❝ for her hair goes in such long ringlets, and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all ❞
M
Mabel
Episodic
Synthesis
A child Alice knows. She knows very little. She lives in a poky little house.
G
Guinea-pigs (two)
Episodic
Synthesis
Two guinea-pigs. They hold up Bill the Lizard and give him something out of a bottle. They cheer in court and are suppressed by being put into a canvas bag.
E
Executioner
Episodic
Synthesis
The executioner. He goes off like an arrow. He argues that you can't cut off a head unless there is a body.
TS
Ten Soldiers (clubs)
Episodic
Synthesis
Ten soldiers carrying clubs. They are shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flat, with hands and feet at the corners.
❝ First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flat, with their hands and feet at the corners ❞
TC
Ten Courtiers (diamonds)
Episodic
Synthesis
Ten courtiers ornamented all over with diamonds. They walk two and two.
❝ next the ten courtiers; these were ornamented all over with diamonds, and walked two and two, as the soldiers did ❞
RC
Royal Children (ten, hearts)
Episodic
Synthesis
Ten royal children ornamented with hearts. They come jumping merrily along hand in hand, in couples.
❝ After these came the royal children; there were ten of them, and the little dears came jumping merrily along hand in hand, in couples: they were all ornamented with hearts ❞
TJ
Twelve Jurors
Episodic
Synthesis
Twelve creatures (some animals, some birds) serving as jurors. They write on slates. One has a pencil that squeaks. They are all writing busily.
❝ The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates. ❞
The river bank
Synthesis
A grassy bank by a river, where Alice sits with her sister. It is a hot day, and the grass rustles in the wind. There is a nearby pool and a farm-yard in the distance.
❝ Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do ❞
❝ the grass would be only rustling in the wind, and the pool rippling to the waving of the reeds ❞
❝ the confused clamour of the busy farm-yard ❞
The rabbit-hole
Synthesis
A large rabbit-hole under a hedge. It goes straight on like a tunnel for some way, then dips suddenly down into a very deep well. The sides of the well are filled with cupboards and book-shelves, with maps and pictures hung upon pegs. It is dark overhead, and there is a heap of sticks and dry leaves at the bottom.
❝ the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket ❞
❝ the rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down ❞
❝ it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs ❞
❝ down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves ❞
❝ she looked up, but it was all dark overhead; before her was another long passage ❞
The hall of doors
Synthesis
A long, low hall lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof. There are doors all round, all locked. In the middle stands a little three-legged table made of solid glass, with a tiny golden key on it. There is a low curtain behind which is a little door about fifteen inches high, leading to a small passage. The hall is very hot, and there is a pool of tears about four inches deep and reaching half down the hall.
❝ she found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof ❞
❝ There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked ❞
❝ she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key ❞
❝ she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high ❞
❝ she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw ❞
❝ the hall was very hot ❞
❝ there was a large pool all round her, about four inches deep and reaching half down the hall ❞
❝ the great hall, with the glass table and the little door, had vanished completely ❞
The garden beyond the little door
Synthesis
A lovely garden with bright flower-beds and cool fountains. There is a large rose-tree near the entrance, with white roses that gardeners are painting red. It is the Queen's croquet-ground, with ridges and furrows.
❝ the loveliest garden you ever saw ❞
❝ wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains ❞
❝ she found herself at last in the beautiful garden, among the bright flower-beds and the cool fountains ❞
❝ A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white ❞
❝ Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows ❞
The White Rabbit's house
Synthesis
A neat little house with a bright brass plate engraved 'W. RABBIT' on the door. Inside, a tidy little room with a table in the window, a looking-glass, and a little bottle. There is a fireplace and a chimney.
❝ she came upon a neat little house, on the door of which was a bright brass plate with the name 'W. RABBIT,' engraved upon it ❞
❝ she had found her way into a tidy little room with a table in the window ❞
❝ a little bottle that stood near the looking-glass ❞
❝ this fireplace is narrow, to be sure ❞
The wood
Synthesis
A thick wood with trees, flowers, and blades of grass. There is a large mushroom about the same height as Alice, and a buttercup. The trees have branches that can entangle a long neck.
❝ she ran off as hard as she could, and soon found herself safe in a thick wood ❞
❝ Alice looked all round her at the flowers and the blades of grass ❞
❝ There was a large mushroom growing near her, about the same height as herself ❞
❝ she leant against a buttercup to rest herself ❞
❝ her neck kept getting entangled among the branches ❞
❝ the tops of the trees under which she had been wandering ❞
The Duchess's house
Synthesis
A little house about four feet high. Inside, a large kitchen full of smoke from one end to the other. There is a three-legged stool, a fire with a large cauldron of soup, and a hearth where a large cat sits. The door leads right into the kitchen.
❝ she came suddenly upon an open place, with a little house in it about four feet high ❞
❝ The door led right into a large kitchen, which was full of smoke from one end to the other ❞
❝ the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby ❞
❝ the cook was leaning over the fire, stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup ❞
❝ a large cat which was sitting on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear ❞
TH
The March Hare's house
Synthesis
A house with chimneys shaped like ears and a roof thatched with fur. It is large. Under a tree in front of the house, there is a table set out for tea.
❝ she came in sight of the house of the March Hare: she thought it must be the right house, because the chimneys were shaped like ears and the roof was thatched with fur ❞
❝ There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house ❞
TH
The court of justice
Synthesis
A court with a throne for the King and Queen, a jury-box, and a table in the middle with a large dish of tarts. The King wears a crown over his wig. The jurors are twelve creatures writing on slates.
❝ The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne ❞
❝ In the very middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts upon it ❞
❝ the judge, by the way, was the King; and as he wore his crown over the wig ❞
❝ And that's the jury-box ❞
❝ The twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates ❞
TH
The sea-shore
Synthesis
A shore with shingle, where the Lobster Quadrille is danced. The sea is nearby, and there is a ledge of rock where the Mock Turtle sits.
❝ you first form into a line along the sea-shore ❞
❝ They are waiting on the shingle ❞
❝ they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock ❞
Victorian England, 19th century📍 Oxford, England10 places on the map
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- 1The river bank
- 2The rabbit-hole
- 3The hall of doors
- 4The garden beyond the little door
- 5The White Rabbit's house
- 6The wood
- 7The Duchess's house
- 8The March Hare's house
- 9The court of justice
- 10The sea-shore
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