# Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

- [All in the Golden Afternoon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/all-in-the-golden-afternoon.md): A poetic preface describing the origin of the story: three sisters (Prima, Secunda, Tertia) request a tale from the narrator during a leisurely boat ride. The narrator weaves the story of Alice's adventures to entertain 
- [Alice's Adventures in Wonderland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland.md): The opening chapter introduces Alice, a curious and imaginative child, who grows bored of sitting by her sister and spots a talking White Rabbit in a waistcoat. Following him down a rabbit-hole, she embarks on a surreal 
- [Down the Rabbit-Hole](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/i-down-the-rabbit-hole.md): Bored and drowsy, Alice follows a waistcoat-wearing White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole. She falls slowly down a deep well, passing shelves of curiosities, and lands unhurt. In a hall of locked doors, she finds a tiny key th
- [II: The Pool of Tears](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/ii-the-pool-of-tears.md): Alice, having grown to over nine feet tall, cries in frustration, creating a large pool of tears. She then shrinks after picking up the White Rabbit's fan, accidentally dropping the key and slipping into the pool. There,
- [III: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/iii-a-caucus-race-and-a-long-tale.md): After swimming ashore from the Pool of Tears, Alice and the wet animals try to get dry. The Mouse attempts to dry them with a dull history lesson, which fails. The Dodo proposes a Caucus-Race, a chaotic, rule-free race w
- [IV: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/iv-the-rabbit-sends-in-a-little-bill.md): Alice, having grown enormous after drinking from an unlabeled bottle in the White Rabbit's house, becomes trapped. The Rabbit, mistaking her for his maid Mary Ann, sends her to fetch his gloves and fan. While searching, 
- [Advice from a Caterpillar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/v-advice-from-a-caterpillar.md): Alice meets a rude and cryptic Caterpillar who questions her identity. She recites a poem incorrectly, which he criticizes. He gives her confusing advice about a mushroom that can change her size, then leaves. Alice expe
- [VI: Pig and Pepper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/vi-pig-and-pepper.md): Alice arrives at the Duchess's chaotic house, encountering a nonsensical footman before entering a smoky, pepper-filled kitchen. She meets the Duchess, a violent Cook, and the grinning Cheshire Cat. After a bizarre conve
- [VII: A Mad Tea-Party](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/vii-a-mad-tea-party.md): Alice comes upon a tea-party hosted by the March Hare and the Mad Hatter, with a sleeping Dormouse between them. She is met with rudeness, illogical conversation, and a riddle with no answer. The characters engage in abs
- [VIII: The Queen's Croquet-Ground](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/viii-the-queen-s-croquet-ground.md): Alice enters the Queen's croquet-ground and finds three gardeners (Two, Five, and Seven) frantically painting white roses red to avoid the Queen's wrath. The royal procession arrives, led by the Queen of Hearts, who imme
- [IX: The Mock Turtle’s Story](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/ix-the-mock-turtle-s-story.md): Alice meets the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon, who recount the Mock Turtle's sorrowful history and his unusual education under the sea. The conversation is filled with puns and twisted logic regarding school subjects. Late
- [The Lobster Quadrille](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/x-the-lobster-quadrille.md): Alice listens to the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon describe and perform the absurd Lobster Quadrille dance. They sing a song about a whiting and a snail, engage in nonsensical wordplay about sea creatures, and then ask Ali
- [XI: Who Stole the Tarts?](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/xi-who-stole-the-tarts.md): The trial for the stolen tarts begins in the court of the King and Queen of Hearts. The Knave of Hearts stands accused. Alice observes the absurd proceedings, which include a jury of animals writing nonsense, the Mad Hat
- [Alice's Evidence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/xii-alice-s-evidence.md): The trial of the Knave of Hearts reaches its chaotic climax. Alice, having grown to a large size, disrupts the proceedings by accidentally upsetting the jury. The King and Queen attempt to use nonsensical evidence—a poem
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md): A visual index of key moments from the story, depicting scenes from Alice's adventures including encounters with the White Rabbit, the pool of tears, the Caterpillar, the Mad Tea-Party, the Queen of Hearts' croquet game,

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