The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock turtle soup… Carroll enjoyed such puns on Victorian fashions and etiquette, and showed this frequently. The drawing by John Tenniel gives comedic value: mock turtle soup was made from calves’ heads and feet to mimic the taste of real turtle soup, and Tenniel gives Carroll’s creature the body and front flippers of a turtle and the head and feet of a calf. Alice encounters the Mock Turtle with the Gryphon. The Mock Turtle is a very melancholic character; his sombre attitude is believed to be a result of his having once been a real turtle…
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 Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is taken from a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock turtle soup… Carroll enjoyed such puns on Victorian fashions and etiquette, and showed this frequently. The drawing by John Tenniel gives comedic value: mock turtle soup was made from calves’ heads and feet to mimic the taste of real turtle soup, and Tenniel gives Carroll’s creature the body and front flippers of a turtle and the head and feet of a calf. Alice encounters the Mock Turtle with the Gryphon. The Mock Turtle is a very melancholic character; his sombre attitude is believed to be a result of his having once been a real turtle…
