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I’ve Got an Anglo-Saxon Attitude

When I first read the Alice books, I was rather confused by the White King’s two messengers, Haigha and Hatta. We’re informed that Haigha’s name is pronounced to rhyme with “mayor,” which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to … Continue reading →

The Carrollian Queens

One tendency I’ve noticed is for people to confuse the Queen of Hearts from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with the Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass. This was the case in Tim Burton’s film; and while I haven’t played it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Board Games, Chess, Games, Lewis Carroll | Tagged alice in wonderland, alice liddell, alice's adventures in wonderland, american mcgee, glinda, good witch of the north, king of hearts, mgm, queen of hearts, red king, red queen, the wizard of oz (movie), through the looking-glass, tim burton, white king, white queen |

A Geographic Wonderland

I’ve always liked maps of imaginary lands. They satisfy both my love of maps in general and my fondness for verisimilitude in fantasy. So it’s kind of a shame that two of my favorite books that don’t have “Oz” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Games, Chess, Games, Lewis Carroll, Playing Cards | Tagged alice's adventures in wonderland, humpty dumpty, james cook, john tenniel, king of hearts, knave of hearts, mad hatter, maps, march hare, queen of hearts, red king, the dictionary of imaginary places, through the looking-glass, white king |

Going Nowhere

I’m not sure where the joke of making Nowhere a physical place and/or Nobody a person originated. I guess there was a variety on that sort of joke in the Odyssey, when Odysseus told Polyphemus his name was Nobody. Sir … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz, Places | Tagged breakfast the bananny goat, captain salt, david perry, dismocolese, dragons, humpty bumpty, king ato, marvelous travels on a wish, nobody, nowhere, odysseus, pirates in oz, polyphemus, queen else, ruth plumly thompson, somewhere, the enchanted island of oz, through the looking-glass, white king |