“‘Well, now that we HAVE seen each other,” said the Unicorn, “if you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you.” ~ Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
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Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll was published in 1871. The novel is a sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
In Through the Looking-Glass Alice climbs through a mirror into another world. Characters in the book include:
- Bandersnatch
- Haigha (March Hare)
- Hatta (The Hatter)
- Humpty Dumpty
- The Jabberwock
- Jubjub bird
- Red King
- Red Queen
- The Lion and the Unicorn
- The Sheep
- The Walrus and the Carpenter
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- White King
- White Knight
- White Queen
“‘Well, now that we HAVE seen each other,” said the Unicorn, “if you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you.” ~ Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
More about Through the Looking-Glass
New Quotes Added – J. R. R. Tolkien, Max Brand and More
Yesterday I added new quotes to the collection. Here are my favorites from the new batch. Remember that if you have a quote that you’d like to see added, you can contribute a quote.
Fair speech may hide a foul heart. ~ The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ~ Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
“Money, you think, is the sole motive to pains and hazard, deception and deviltry, in this world. How much money did the devil make by gulling Eve?” ~ The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
“Since mine own doors refuse to entertain me,
I’ll knock elsewhere, to see if they’ll disdain me.” ~ The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
“Words,” said the host, at length, “is worse’n bullets. You never know what they’ll hit.” ~ The Night Horseman by Max Brand
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By Any Other Name
We all know that Samuel Clemens wrote under the name of Mark Twain and that George Eliot was really Marian Evans. But did you ever wonder about the back-story? In Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms Carmela Ciuraru examines this issue. The book looks at the lives of of authors who used pen names. In addition to Twain and Eliot, there are chapters on the Bronte sisters, Lewis Carroll, O. Henry, George Orwell and others.
Exploring the fascinating stories of more than a dozen authorial impostors across several centuries and cultures, Carmela Ciuraru plumbs the creative process and the darker, often crippling aspects of fame. Part detective story, part exposé, part literary history, Nom de Plume is an absorbing psychological meditation on identity and creativity.
Lost – Season One
I love Netflix. One of the shows that I’m watching on it is Lost. The first season of Lost was the start of a huge adventure. I absolutely loved it. It was exciting. It kept me guessing. And there were loads of literary references.
- Walkabout, the fourth episode of season one, features Jack asking Kate, “Tell me something, how come every time there’s a hike into the Heart of Darkness you sign up?”
- The fifth episode, was titled White Rabbit after Alice in Wonderland.
- During the flashback to Charlie’s life did you notice a similarity between him and Eddie from The Dark Tower, Book 2?
- At one point Kate finds Sawyer reading Watership Down.
- Speaking of Sawyer reading, Hurley commented on Sawyer’s reading glasses, “Dude, looks like someone steamrolled Harry Potter.”
- In the 17th episode Sawyer states, “Folks down on the beach might have been doctors and accountants a month ago, but it’s Lord of the Flies time, now.”
Ten Facts About Lewis Carroll
The folks at Abe Books have put together a fun video about Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.