Chapter 12. Which Dreamed It?

Episode 12 of the The Wonderland Challenge 2: Alice Through The Looking Glass podcast, hosted by Production by Brad Shaw Book by Lewis Carroll, titled "Chapter 12. Which Dreamed It?" was published on December 22, 2023 and runs 4 minutes.

December 22, 2023 ·4m · The Wonderland Challenge 2: Alice Through The Looking Glass

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Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK Chapter 12 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Which dreamed it." The last chapter opens with Alice rubbing her eyes and chastising Kitty, the black kitten. Alice is convinced Kitty was with her in the Looking-glass world and decides Kitty was, in fact, the Red Queen. She further decides that Snowdrop, the white kitten, was the White Queen and her cat, Dinah, was Humpty Dumpty. Then she comes to the crucial issue: "who it was that dreamed it all?" This was the question she'd pondered when she first encountered the sleeping king and had a discussion with Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Now she decides, "it must have been either me or the Red King. He was part of my dream, of course—but then I was part of his dream, too!" Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 12 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Kath HoodShelley AvellinoStephane CornicardBrad Shaw A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK Illustrations by John Tenniel

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Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK

Chapter 12 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Which dreamed it." The last chapter opens with Alice rubbing her eyes and chastising Kitty, the black kitten. Alice is convinced Kitty was with her in the Looking-glass world and decides Kitty was, in fact, the Red Queen. She further decides that Snowdrop, the white kitten, was the White Queen and her cat, Dinah, was Humpty Dumpty. Then she comes to the crucial issue: "who it was that dreamed it all?" This was the question she'd pondered when she first encountered the sleeping king and had a discussion with Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Now she decides, "it must have been either me or the Red King. He was part of my dream, of course—but then I was part of his dream, too!"

Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62

Chapter 12 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):

Kath Hood Shelley Avellino Stephane Cornicard Brad Shaw

A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK

Illustrations by John Tenniel

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