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30 interesting facts about Alice in Wonderland
Check out thirty interesting facts you should know about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland;
The novel was written by Lewis Carroll.
Carroll has many jobs included;
It was first published on November 26, 1865.
It is published by Macmillan Publishers.
It has been ranked as one of the most influential novels in the world.
The novel is filled with meaningless rhymes.
There are twelve chapters in the novel.
The sequel, Through the Looking-Glass was equally successful.
Other Carroll hits include The Hunting of the Snark and Jabberwocky.
The novel has many characters.
Dinah (Alice's cat) has become a popular literary cat.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat and How Doth the Little Crocodile are imitated in the novel.
The Walrus and the Carpenter also became a popular and successful poem.
The idea for the novel came when Carroll was sailing Isis with three young girls;
Conspiracy developments occurred during further paddle trips in Oxford.
Many critics claim that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based on real people and locations.
The title for the original novel is Alice's Adventures Under Ground.
The original novel was illustrated by Carroll.
Alice, the heroine, is not a blonde as shown.
When the novel was released, it got very little attention.
Queen Victoria is a popular fan.
The novel was banned in China in 1931, on the grounds that "animals cannot use human language".
There have been adaptations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, including two Disney movies;
Kathryn Beaumont voices Alice in the Disney animated film.
It has been depicted on stage for adults and children.
Many comic book adaptations have been created, such as Bryan Talbot's Alice in Sunderland.
American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns are successful third-person games.
Horror filmmakers have used the idea of Alice for movies, such as 2010's Alice in Murderland.
Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome, also known as Todd's syndrome, is a neurological disorientation.
There have been many mentions of drugs in Alice, such as the 'Eat Me' that makes you grow, the 'Drink Me' bottle makes you shrink and a multifaceted mushroom that makes you grow and shrink.
