Other name(s) Underland Type Monarchy Creator Lewis Carroll | Created by Lewis Carroll Ruler King of Hearts Genre Children's book | |
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Notable locations Rabbit hole, March Hare's house, Queen's Croquet Ground Notable characters White Rabbit, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, the Hatter, March Hare, Mock Turtle, Queen of Hearts Notable people White Rabbit, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, March Hare, Mock Turtle, Queen of Hearts | ||
Wonderland is the setting for Lewis Carroll's 1865 children's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Geography
In the story, Wonderland is accessed by an underground passage, and Alice reaches it by travelling down a rabbit hole. While the location is apparently somewhere beneath Oxfordshire, Carroll does not specify how far down it is, and he has Alice speculate whether it is near the centre of the earth or even at the Antipodes. The land is heavily wooded and grows mushrooms. There are well-kept gardens and substantial houses, such as those of the Duchess and the White Rabbit. Wonderland has a seacoast, where the Mock Turtle lives.
Government
The land is nominally ruled by the Queen of Hearts, whose whimsical decrees of capital punishment are routinely nullified by the King of Hearts. There is at least one Duchess.
Inhabitants
The main population consists of animated playing cards: the royal family (hearts), courtiers (diamonds), soldiers (clubs), and servants (spades). In addition, there are many talking animals. Among the characters Alice meets are:
In other media
Wonderland is featured in many of its adaptions:
