Westminster Alice, The by Saki (1870 - 1916)
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Published five years before John Kendrick Bangs had the same idea with Alice in Blunderland, Saki, in his 1902 series of satirical articles, takes an Alice in Wonderland view of British politics, which Alice finds even stranger than events in Wonderland.In all honesty, owing to its extremely topical nature this political satire hasn't worn well, which explains why it has virtually sunk without trace. To appreciate it at all, it's really rather necessary to understand the topical references. I am no historian, least of all a political historian, but I have researched it as well as I can, and made...
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- 00 Introduction
- 11 Alice Goes to Chesterfield, The Aged Man, Spades in Wonderland
- 10 Alice Has Tea at the Hotel Cecil
- 09 Alice in a Fog
- 08 Alice Lunches at Westminster
- 07 Alice at St. Stephen's
- 06 Alice in Difficulties
- 05 Alice Anywhere BUT in Downing Street
- 04 Alice and the Liberal Party
- 03 Alice at Lambeth