Sir John Tenniel

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Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll: Through the Looking-Glass

Illustration by Sir John Tenniel for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).

Hear Jill Gage explore the interest in the first edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and the enduring adventures of Alice

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Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Britannica’s Book Bingo

The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)

11 Banned Books Through Time

poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

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Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Ahura Mazda - relief of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda at the ancient ruins of Persepolis in Iran. Also known as Ormazd Zoroastrianism,

Which Religion Is the Oldest?

Sir John Tenniel: Facts & Related Content

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Born	February 28, 1820 • London • England
Died	February 25, 1914 (aged 93) • London • England
Notable Works	“Dropping the Pilot”

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Harry Furniss

Anglo-Irish caricaturist

Ralph Steadman

British artist and cartoonist

Walter Crane

British illustrator and painter

John Leech

British caricaturist

George Cruikshank

British artist

Doyle, Richard: The Fairy Queen's Messenger

Richard Doyle

British artist

E. H. Shepard

English artist

Boardman Robinson

American caricaturist and painter

Norman Lindsay

Australian artist and author

du Maurier, George: Study at a Quiet French Watering-Place

George du Maurier

British author and caricaturist

Robinson, William Heath: The Home-Made Car and How to Make It

William Heath Robinson

British cartoonist

William Blake

British writer and artist

Thomas Bewick

British artist

Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Three Witches, illustration by John Gilbert for an edition of Shakespeare's works, 1858–60.

Sir John Gilbert

British painter

David Hockney

British artist

John Flaxman

British sculptor

Eric Gill

British artist and printer

Beatrix Potter

British author

Edward Burne-Jones

British painter

Aubrey Beardsley

English artist

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Queen Victoria's coronation, 1837. The Archbishop of Canterbury placing the crown on Victoria's head in Westminster Abbey.

The Victorian England Quiz: Art, Literature, and Life

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