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Alice in Wonderland is a classic story about a fictional character named Alice and her odd adventures. She was created by Lewis Carroll and first appeared in 1865.

The story was first published as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". "Alice in Wonderland" was written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll). It follows young Alice during her colorful adventures and interactions with odd characters such as The White Rabbit, Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee, The Mad Hatter and many others. Popular since they were first published in 1865, Alice's adventures have been featured in sequels, live plays, comic books and TV and films.

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Why is the raven like a writing desk?

In Lewis Carroll's Alice series, the Mad Hatter says a riddle, Why is the raven like a writing desk? There isn't any answer to this riddle in this book. Why does the hatter say this and does this have any answer?
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What was the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar smoking?

Certainly the poster child for drug reference fantasy stories, did Lewis Carroll ever reveal just what his 3 inch long blue "Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar" character smoked in his bubble pipe while giving advice to Alice in 1865's "Alice's Adventures…
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What's the time dilation ratio between Earth time and Wonderland time?

I recently watched the Alice miniseries that aired on SciFi Network / Syfy back in 2009. I know that... Her time spent in Wonderland amounted only to an hour in Earth time. However, how long was her stay in Wonderland-time? Over the course of the…
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Did the movie Alice in Wonderland(2010) use live-action?

I was wondering about the movie Alice in Wonderland. How did it use live-action even though it was purely an animation? If it was to be compared to Transformers: Dark of the Moon for example, it can be easily made out that it was live-action without…
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Does "Little Mimzy Wells" by Markiv Inias really exist?

In this question, "Was there a literary inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland?”, the questioner quotes a Wikipedia listing of some literary works inspired by Lewis Carroll's story, including: Little Mimzy Wells by Markiv Inias is…
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Why do makers of Alice films insist on combining the two stories

The number of variations of Alice in Wonderland that seem to incorporate aspects from Through the Looking Glass makes me wonder, why do producers not understand the differences between the two stories? They actually have completely different setups…
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