Through the Looking-Glass

There are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backward, and so on.

Chess

Whereas the first book has the deck of cards as a theme, this book is loosely based on a game of chess, for which the author provides a list of moves even if the game cannot be carried out legally due to a move where white doesn't move out of check (much as might happen if a seven or eight year old was playing chess).

Recycled characters

The Mad Hatter and the March Hare make an appearance as the Hatta and Haigha.

Poems and songs

• Prelude
• Jabberwocky (seen in the mirror-house)
• Tweedledum and Tweedledee
• The Walrus and the Carpenter
• "In Winter when the fields are white..."
• Haddocks' Eyes / The Aged Aged Man / Ways and Means / A-sitting on a gate (see Haddocks eyes) The song is A sitting on a gate, but it's other names and callings are placed above.
• Queen Alice song
• White Queen's riddle

External links

• The text is available at Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/index/by-title/xx1644)
• Full text available in multiple formats (http://pdreader.org/details.asp?id=11)