“I figure as the 'duck' in the 'Adventures.”
The Lewis Carroll Picture Book (1899), p. 360
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Robinson Duckworth Quotes
Of the origin of Alice in Wonderland.
The Lewis Carroll Picture Book (1899), p. 358
Robinson Duckworth Quotes
The Reverend Robinson Duckworth, DD, CVO, VD , was a British priest, who was present on the original boating expedition of 4 July 1862 during which Alice's adventures were first told by Lewis Carroll . He is represented by the Duck in the book, a play on his last name.
He officiated at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. Wikipedia
✵ 4. December 1834 – 20. September 1911
