Theophilus Carter
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Theophilus Carter was an eccentric British furniture dealer who may have been an inspiration for the illustration by Sir John Tenniel of Lewis Carroll's characters the Mad Hatter in his 1865 novel Ali
Theophilus Carter c. 1894
The Hatter as depicted by Tenniel, reciting his nonsense poem, "Twinkle twinkle little bat"
Grave of Theophilus Carter in Holywell Cemetery in Oxford in 2024
Mad Hatter
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The Hatter is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is often referred to as the Mad Hatter in adaptation
Theophilus Carter
…was an eccentric British furniture dealer who may have been an inspiration for the illustration by Sir John Tenniel of Lewis Carroll's characters the Mad Hatter in his 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Hatta in the 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Carter was born in Oxford, the son of Thomas…
Illustration of the March Hare, one of the Hatter's tea party friends, by Sir John Tenniel