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| Duchess | |
|---|---|
| Alice character | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Alice_par_John_Tenniel_32.png) Alice and the Duchess, 1865 illustration by John Tenniel | |
| First appearance | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) |
| Created by | Lewis Carroll |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Queen of Hearts |
| Nationality | Wonderland |
The Duchess is a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865. Carroll does not describe her physically in much detail, although as stated in Chapter 9, "Alice did not much like keeping so close to her: first, because the Duchess was very ugly; and secondly, because she was exactly the right height to rest her chin upon Alice’s shoulder, and it was an uncomfortably sharp chin."[1] Her hideous appearance and short stature is strongly established in the popular imagination thanks to John Tenniel's illustrations and from context it is clear that Alice finds her quite unattractive.
- ^ "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved May 1, 2020.