“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865 · Chapter XII: Alice’s Evidence
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Lewis Carroll · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till…”
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Work
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Year
- 1865
- Chapter / part
- Chapter XII: Alice’s Evidence
- Length
- 19 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #11
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