The Caterpillar (also known as the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar) is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.. Introduced in Chapter Four (“Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill”) and the main center of interest of Chapter V (“Advice from a Caterpillar”), the Caterpillar is a hookah-smoking caterpillar exactly 3 inches (7.6 cm) high (a height, the virtues of which, he defends against Alice’s complaint). Alice does not like the Caterpillar when they first meet, because he does not immediately talk to her and when he does, it is usually in short, rather rude sentences, or difficult questions.
First Appearance Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
First Publisher Macmillan
Appearance List Literature: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865, 1866) by Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872), The Nursery “Alice” (1890) early color/illustrated nursery edition), The Annotated Alice (1960). Film: Alice in Wonderland (1903) directed by Cecil Hepworth & Percy Stow, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1910) directed by Edwin S. Porter (Edison), Alice in Wonderland (1915) directed by W. W. Young, Alice in Wonderland (1933) directed by Norman Z. McLeod (Paramount), Alice in Wonderland (1949) directed by Dallas Bower (stop-motion puppets), Alice in Wonderland (1951, Disney), Alice in Wonderland (1966, BBC), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972) musical directed by William Sterling.
Sample Read Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland By Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by John Tenniel (1910) [Internet Archive]
Description The Caterpillar (also known as the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar) is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.. Introduced in Chapter Four (“Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill”) and the main center of interest of Chapter V (“Advice from a Caterpillar”), the Caterpillar is a hookah-smoking caterpillar exactly 3 inches (7.6 cm) high (a height, the virtues of which, he defends against Alice’s complaint). Alice does not like the Caterpillar when they first meet, because he does not immediately talk to her and when he does, it is usually in short, rather rude sentences, or difficult questions.
