I thought I’d do this in an infographic which automatically makes the information far more concise. This is a 30 second read. Suitable for people on the go using their smartphone. But I have added further background information if it interests readers. In the infographic on ‘What was Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for his grinning …
In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland readers encounter a large, grinning cat lying on the hearth. Alice is told that the cat is grinning from ear to ear because they are from Cheshire but there’s no explanation as to why cats from that county in England (see map below) should be predisposed to smiling …
Although we are not sure, and there has been lots of speculation, it is possible that the cat from Alice in Wonderland, the grinning Cheshire Cat, was a British Shorthair as represented on the label of Cheshire cheese. However, there may have been an interesting clash of views. It may have been the case …
