The only thing that had in common is probably the hat.

I no longer have that book that contained all the references and originals of the verses among them, so I can’t help you there, sorry. It was a library book – now I only have an e-book, which has no references.

Alice’s two adventures were in my rather small personal library in my early years, and Icertainly read them more than once. But it’s a long time since I’ve read either, and you’re tempting me to add two more titles to my book list….

Carroll was, as you may know already, a maths teacher (“Don”) at – I believe – Oxford University. So some of his little jokes are actually built around logic.

But what frustrates me is that while one or two of the originals of his verses are well known (Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat is one – should be “twinkle twinkle little star”) the others are very obscure, so if anyone can point me at the originals I’d be very happy!

Is there something of Poirot in the white Rabbit, do you think?!

Didn’t know you are such a gem in literary field too!

I sample this at random really. I did read Alice as a kid in primary.

I should look at more of your commentaries

I hope he liked it here.