Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, was first published in 1871; according to Alice Liddell, the young girl who inspired Lewis Carroll to write the Alice books, Through the Looking-Glass had its origins in the tales about the game of chess that Carroll (real name Charles […]
Tag: Nonsense Literature
10 of the Best Nonsense Poems in English Literature
Are these the best examples of nonsense verse in English? Selected by Dr Oliver Tearle Nonsense literature is one of the great subsets of English literature, and for many of us a piece of nonsense verse is our first entry into the world of poetry. There are many colourful and […]