Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole

 
King and Queen of Hearts in court

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, ‘and what is the use of a book,’ thought Alice ‘without pictures or conversation?

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CHAPTER II. The Pool of Tears

 
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‘Curiouser and curiouser!’ cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); ‘now I’m opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!’ (for when she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight, they were getting so [...]

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CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale

 
Alice and animals in circle

They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank—the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable. The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed [...]

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CHAPTER IV. The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill

 
Big Alice in house

It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again, and looking anxiously about as it went, as if it had lost something; and she heard it muttering to itself ‘The Duchess! The Duchess! Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She’ll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets! Where CAN I [...]

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CHAPTER V. Advice from a Caterpillar

 
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence…

The 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 voice. ‘Who are YOU?’ said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, ‘I—I hardly know, sir, [...]

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CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper

 
For the Duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet.

For 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 a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging by his face only, she would have called him a fish)—and rapped loudly [...]

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CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party

 
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this: but all he said was, 'Why is a raven like a writing-desk?

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 using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. ‘Very [...]

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CHAPTER VIII. The Queen’s Croquet-Ground

 
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A 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 thing, and she went nearer to watch them, and just as she came up to them she heard one of them [...]

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