produced by jason isbell , sankar viswanathan , and the online distributed proofreading team at @url@ alice's adventures under ground being a facsimile of the original ms . book afterwards developed into " alice's adventures in wonderland " by lewis carroll with thirty-seven illustrations by the author price four shillings london macmillan and co . and new york @number@ contents . chapter i down the rabbit-hole . the pool of tears ii . a long tale . the rabbit sends in a little bill iii . advice from a caterpillar iv . the queen's croquet-ground . the mock turtle's story . the lobster quadrille . who stole the tarts ? chapter @number@ [ illustration ] in a moment down went alice after it , never once considering how in the world she was to get out again . how brave they 'll all think me at home ! down , down , down . would the fall never come to an end ? ( alice had no idea what longitude was , or latitude either , but she thought they were nice grand words to say . ) presently she began again : " i wonder if i shall fall right through the earth ! how funny it 'll be to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards ! but i shall have to ask them what the name of the country is , you know . no , it 'll never do to ask : perhaps i shall see it written up somewhere . " down , down , down : there was nothing else to do , so alice soon began talking again . " dinah will miss me very much tonight , i should think ! " ( dinah was the cat . ) " i hope they 'll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time ! oh , dear dinah , i wish i had you here ! but do cats eat bats , i wonder ? " [ illustration ] alice opened the door , and looked down a small passage , not larger than a rat-hole , into the loveliest garden you ever saw . oh , how i wish i could shut up like a telescope ! i think i could , if i only knew how to begin . " for , you see , so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately , that alice began to think very few things indeed were really impossible . " what a curious feeling ! " said alice , " i must be shutting up like a telescope . " [ illustration ] why , there 's hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person ! " so she set to work , and very soon finished off the cake . i 'm sure i can't ! let me see : i 'll give them a new pair of boots every christmas . " [ illustration ] and how odd the directions will look ! alice's right foot , esq . the carpet , with alice's love oh dear ! what nonsense i am talking ! " stop this instant , i tell you ! " after a time , she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance , and dried her eyes to see what was coming . [ illustration ] let me think : was i the same when i got up this morning ? i think i remember feeling rather different . but if i 'm not the same , who in the world am i ? ah , that 's the great puzzle ! " besides , she 's she , and i 'm i , and oh dear ! how puzzling it all is ! i 'll try if i know all the things i used to know . i shall never get to twenty at this rate ! but the multiplication table don't signify let 's try geography . i must have been changed for florence ! " how doth the little crocodile improve its shining tail , and pour the waters of the nile on every golden scale ! " how cheerfully it seems to grin ! how neatly spreads its claws ! and welcomes little fishes in with gently-smiling jaws ! " no ! i 've made up my mind about it : if i 'm florence , i 'll stay down here ! it 'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying ' come up , dear ! ' i am so tired of being all alone here ! " " how can i have done that ? " thought she , " i must be growing small again . " and i declare it 's too bad , it is ! " [ illustration ] at this moment her foot slipped , and splash ! she was up to her chin in salt water . well ! that 'll be a queer thing , to be sure ! however , every thing is queer today . " " would it be any use , now , " thought alice , " to speak to this mouse ? i think i may as well try . " so she began : " oh mouse , do you know how to get out of this pool ? i am very tired of swimming about here , oh mouse ! " the mouse looked at her rather inquisitively , and seemed to her to wink with one of its little eyes , but it said nothing . [ illustration ] " well , perhaps not , " said alice in a soothing tone , " don't be angry about it . " offended indeed ! " cried the mouse , who seemed to be positively trembling with rage , " our family always hated cats ! nasty , low , vulgar things ! don't talk to me about them any more ! " a little bright-eyed terrier , you know , with oh ! such long curly brown hair ! so she called softly after it : " mouse dear ! do come back again , and we won't talk about cats and dogs any more , if you don't like them ! " it was high time to go , for the pool was getting quite full of birds and animals that had fallen into it . there was a duck and a dodo , a lory and an eaglet , and several other curious creatures . alice led the way , and the whole party swam to the shore . [ illustration ] chapter ii [ illustration ] i 'll soon make you dry enough ! " " ahem ! " said the mouse , with a self-important air , " are you all ready ? this is the driest thing i know . silence all round , if you please ! edwin and morcar , the earls of mercia and northumbria " " ugh ! " said the lory with a shiver . " i beg your pardon ? " said the mouse , frowning , but very politely , " did you speak ? " " not i ! " said the lory hastily . " i thought you did , " said the mouse , " i proceed . " as wet as ever , " said poor alice , " it doesn't seem to dry me at all . " and the duck quacked a comfortable laugh to itself . some of the other birds tittered audibly . then they all sat down again in a large ring on the bank , and begged the mouse to begin his story . " mine is a long and a sad tale ! " said the mouse , turning to alice , and sighing . we lived beneath the mat warm and snug and fat but one woe , & that was the cat ! to our joys a clog , in our eyes a fog , on our hearts a log was the dog ! u n d e r n e a t h t h e " you are not attending ! " said the mouse to alice severely , " what are you thinking of ? " " i beg your pardon , " said alice very humbly , " you had got to the fifth bend , i think ? " " i had not ! " cried the mouse , sharply and very angrily . " i didn't mean it ! " pleaded poor alice , " but you 're so easily offended , you know . " the mouse only growled in reply . " please come back and finish your story ! " " and who is dinah , if i might venture to ask the question ? " said the lory . [ illustration ] alice replied eagerly , for she was always ready to talk about her pet , " dinah 's our cat . and she 's such a capital one for catching mice , you can't think ! and oh ! i wish you could see her after the birds ! why , she 'll eat a little bird as soon as look at it ! " on various pretexts , they all moved off , and alice was soon left alone . [ illustration ] and then the duck and the dodo ! she 'll have me executed , as sure as ferrets are ferrets ! where can i have dropped them , i wonder ? " how queer it seems to be going messages for a rabbit ! i suppose dinah 'll be sending me messages next ! " [ illustration ] i do hope it 'll make me grow larger , for i 'm quite tired of being such a tiny little thing ! " [ illustration ] [ illustration ] i do wonder what can have happened to me ! [ illustration ] " but then , " thought alice , " shall i never get any older than i am now ? that 'll be a comfort , one way never to be an old woman but then always to have lessons to learn ! oh , i shouldn't like that ! " " oh , you foolish alice ! " she said again , " how can you learn lessons in here ? why , there 's hardly room for you , and no room at all for any lesson-books ! " " mary ann ! mary ann ! " said the voice , " fetch me my gloves this moment ! " alice heard it say to itself " then i 'll go round and get in at the window . " [ illustration ] next came an angry voice the rabbit 's " pat , pat ! where are you ? " " now , tell me , pat , what is that coming out of the window ? " " shure it 's an arm , yer honour ! " ( he pronounced it " arrum " . ) " an arm , you goose ! who ever saw an arm that size ? why , it fills the whole window , don't you see ? " " shure , it does , yer honour , but it 's an arm for all that . " " well , it 's no business there : go and take it away ! " as for pulling me out of the window , i only wish they could ! i 'm sure i don't want to stop in here any longer ! " [ illustration ] " and so you did , old fellow ! " said the other voices . [ illustration ] chapter iii [ illustration ] i think that will be the best plan . " this seemed to alice a good opportunity for making her escape . " i should have liked teaching it tricks , if if i 'd only been the right size to do it ! oh ! i 'd nearly forgotten that i 've got to grow up again ! let me see ; how is it to be managed ? i suppose i ought to eat or drink something or other , but the great question is what ? " the great question certainly was , what ? [ illustration ] " who are you ? " said the caterpillar . " what do you mean by that ? " said the caterpillar , " explain yourself ! " " i ca'n't explain myself , i 'm afraid , sir , " said alice , " because i 'm not myself , you see . " " i don't see , " said the caterpillar . " it isn't , " said the caterpillar . " not a bit , " said the caterpillar . " all i know is , " said alice , " it would feel queer to me . " " you ! " said the caterpillar contemptuously , " who are you ? " " why ? " said the caterpillar . " come back ! " the caterpillar called after her , " i 've something important to say ! " this sounded promising : alice turned and came back again . " keep your temper , " said the caterpillar . " is that all ? " said alice , swallowing down her anger as well as she could . " no , " said the caterpillar . " try and repeat " you are old , father william " , " said the caterpillar . alice folded her hands , and began : [ illustration ] @number@ @number@ [ illustration ] @number@ @number@ [ illustration ] @number@ @number@ [ illustration ] @number@ @number@ " i have answered three questions , and that is enough , " said his father , " don't give yourself airs ! do you think i can listen all day to such stuff ? be off , or i 'll kick you down stairs ! " " that is not said right , " said the caterpillar . " not quite right , i 'm afraid , " said alice timidly , " some of the words have got altered . " " what size do you want to be ? " it asked . " are you content now ? " said the caterpillar . " the top of what ? the stalk of what ? " thought alice . [ illustration ] [ illustration ] " what can all that green stuff be ? " said alice , " and where have my shoulders got to ? and oh ! my poor hands ! how is it i ca'n't see you ? " she was moving them about as she spoke , but no result seemed to follow , except a little rustling among the leaves . [ illustration ] " serpent ! " screamed the pigeon . " i 'm not a serpent ! " said alice indignantly , " let me alone ! " " i haven't the least idea what you mean , " said alice . there 's no pleasing ' em ! " alice was more and more puzzled , but she thought there was no use in saying anything till the pigeon had finished . why , i haven't had a wink of sleep these three weeks ! " " i 'm very sorry you 've been annoyed , " said alice , beginning to see its meaning . ugh ! serpent ! " " but i 'm not a serpent , " said alice , " i'm a i'm a " " well ! what are you ? " said the pigeon , " i see you 're trying to invent something . " " i i 'm a little girl , " said alice , rather doubtfully , as she remembered the number of changes she had gone through . no , you 're a serpent , i know that well enough ! i suppose you 'll tell me next that you never tasted an egg ! " i do'n't like them raw . " " well , be off , then ! " said the pigeon , and settled down into its nest again . how puzzling all these changes are ! i 'm never sure what i 'm going to be , from one minute to another ! just as she said this , she noticed that one of the trees had a doorway leading right into it . " that 's very curious ! " she thought , " but everything 's curious today : i may as well go in . " and in she went . [ illustration ] chapter iv [ illustration ] don't go splashing paint over me like that ! " " i couldn't help it , " said five in a sulky tone , " seven jogged my elbow . " on which seven lifted up his head and said " that 's right , five ! always lay the blame on others ! " " what for ? " said the one who had spoken first . " that 's not your business , two ! " said seven . seven flung down his brush , and had just begun " well ! " would you tell me , please , " said alice timidly , " why you are painting those roses ? " there was a sound of many footsteps , and alice looked round , eager to see the queen . [ illustration ] she said it to the knave of hearts , who only bowed and smiled in reply . " idiot ! " said the queen , turning up her nose , and asked alice " what 's your name ? " i needn't be afraid of them ! " " how should i know ? " said alice , surprised at her own courage , " it 's no business of mine . " " nonsense ! " said alice , very loudly and decidedly , and the queen was silent . the king laid his hand upon her arm , and said timidly " remember , my dear ! she is only a child ! " the queen turned angrily away from him , and said to the knave " turn them over ! " the knave did so , very carefully , with one foot . " leave off that ! " screamed the queen , " you make me giddy . " and then , turning to the rose tree , she went on " what have you been doing here ? " " are their heads off ? " shouted the queen . " their heads are gone , " the soldiers shouted in reply , " if it please your majesty ! " " that 's right ! " shouted the queen , " can you play croquet ? " the soldiers were silent , and looked at alice , as the question was evidently meant for her . " yes ! " shouted alice at the top of her voice . " come on then ! " roared the queen , and alice joined the procession , wondering very much what would happen next . " very , " said alice , " where 's the marchioness ? " " hush , hush ! " said the rabbit in a low voice , " she 'll hear you . the queen 's the marchioness : didn't you know that ? " " no , i didn't , " said alice , " what of ? " [ illustration ] [ illustration ] then the queen left off , quite out of breath , and said to alice " have you seen the mock turtle ? " " no , " said alice , " i don't even know what a mock turtle is . " " come on then , " said the queen , " and it shall tell you its history . " [ illustration ] i must go back and see after some executions i ordered , " and she walked off , leaving alice with the gryphon . the gryphon sat up and rubbed its eyes : then it watched the queen till she was out of sight : then it chuckled . " what fun ! " said the gryphon , half to itself , half to alice . " what is the fun ? " said alice . [ illustration ] so they went up to the mock turtle , who looked at them with large eyes full of tears , but said nothing . " this here young lady " said the gryphon , " wants for to know your history , she do . " " once , " said the mock turtle at last , with a deep sigh , " i was a real turtle . " the master was an old turtle we used to call him tortoise " " why did you call him tortoise , if he wasn't one ? " asked alice . " we called him tortoise because he taught us , " said the mock turtle angrily , " really you are very dull ! " don't be all day ! " and the mock turtle went on in these words : " no , indeed , " said alice , " what sort of a thing is it ? " " why , " said the gryphon , " you form into a line along the sea shore " " two lines ! " cried the mock turtle , " seals , turtles , salmon , and so on advance twice " " each with a lobster as partner ! " cried the gryphon . [ illustration ] " of course , " the mock turtle said , " advance twice , set to partners " " change lobsters , and retire in same order " interrupted the gryphon . " then , you know , " continued the mock turtle , " you throw the " " the lobsters ! " shouted the gryphon , with a bound into the air . " as far out to sea as you can " " swim after them ! " screamed the gryphon . " turn a somersault in the sea ! " cried the mock turtle , capering wildly about . " change lobsters again ! " yelled the gryphon at the top of its voice , " and then " " it must be a very pretty dance , " said alice timidly . " would you like to see a little of it ? " said the mock turtle . " very much indeed , " said alice . which shall sing ? " " oh ! you sing ! " said the gryphon , " i 've forgotten the words . " [ illustration ] the gryphon joined in singing the chorus , which was : " salmon come up ! salmon go down ! salmon come twist your tail around ! of all the fishes of the sea there 's none so good as salmon ! " " thank you , " said alice , feeling very glad that the figure was over . " shall we try the second figure ? " said the gryphon , " or would you prefer a song ? " " oh , a song , please ! " alice replied , so eagerly , that the gryphon said , in a rather offended tone , " h m ! no accounting for tastes ! sing her ' mock turtle soup ' , will you , old fellow ! " the mock turtle sighed deeply , and began , in a voice sometimes choked with sobs , to sing this : " beautiful soup , so rich and green , waiting in a hot tureen ! who for such dainties would not stoop ? soup of the evening , beautiful soup ! soup of the evening , beautiful soup ! beau ootiful soo oop ! beau ootiful soo oop ! soo oop of the e e evening , beautiful beautiful soup ! " soo oop of the e e evening , beautiful beautiful soup ! " " herald ! read the accusation ! " said the king . on this the white rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet , and then unrolled the parchment scroll , and read as follows : [ illustration ] [ illustration ] " now for the evidence , " said the king , " and then the sentence . " " no ! " said the queen , " first the sentence , and then the evidence ! " " nonsense ! " cried alice , so loudly that everybody jumped , " the idea of having the sentence first ! " " hold your tongue ! " said the queen . " i won't ! " said alice , " you 're nothing but a pack of cards ! who cares for you ? " " wake up ! alice dear ! " said her sister , " what a nice long sleep you 've had ! " but now run in to your tea : it 's getting late . " so alice ran off , thinking while she ran ( as well she might ) what a wonderful dream it had been . [ illustration ] happy summer days . the end . postscript . p.p.s. " who will riddle me the how and the why ? " so questions one of england 's sweetest singers . but the " why ? " cannot , and need not , be put into words . " i want you to send me one of your easter greetings for a very dear child who is dying at our home . she suffers so much that i long for what i know would so please her . " ... " thank you very much for sending me the letter , and for writing minnie 's name ....v . i thought perhaps in the dark they 'd touch me , but they never have yet . ' " oh yes , " she replied readily , " i 've read both of them ! don't you think so ? " but this was a question i felt it would be hardly discreet for me to enter upon . lewis carroll . @date@ . an easter greeting to every child who loves " alice . " dear child , it is a pleasure very near to sadness , bringing tears to one 's eyes like a beautiful picture or poem . and is not that a mother 's gentle hand that undraws your curtains , and a mother 's sweet voice that summons you to rise ? are these strange words from a writer of such tales as " alice " ? and is this a strange letter to find in a book of nonsense ? it may be so . your affectionate friend , lewis carroll . easter , @number@ christmas greetings . [ from a fairy to a child . ] lady dear , if fairies may for a moment lay aside cunning tricks and elfish play , ' tis at happy christmas-tide . we have heard the children say gentle children , whom we love long ago , on christmas day , came a message from above . yet the hearts must childlike be where such heavenly guests abide : unto children , in their glee , all the year is christmas-tide ! lewis carroll . christmas , @number@ works by lewis carroll . published by macmillan and co . , london . alice's adventures in wonderland . with forty-two illustrations by tenniel . ( first published in @number@ ) crown 8vo , cloth , gilt edges , price @number@ s . seventy-eighth thousand . aventures d'alice au pays des merveilles . traduit de l'anglais par henri bué . ouvrage illustré de @number@ vignettes par john tenniel . 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