The Westminster Alice: A political parody based on Lewis Carroll's Wonderland

Saki was the pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro an author and playwright best known for his subtle and witty short stories. He wrote these Wonderland-inspired vignettes for the Westminster Gazette and in 1902 these were collected and published together as The Westminster Alice. Sakis stories use Lewis Carrolls Wonderland to criticize and parody early twentieth-century British politics-and do so with great ingenuity and cleverness. Francis Carruthers Goulds astute illustrations add to the enjoyment. A preface and footnotes by John Alfred Spender and afterword by Hugh Cahill help guide the reader into understanding and appreciating the context of Sakis parodies-though the fun they make of politicians needs no explanation! This second edition contains a previously uncollected chapter Alice Wants to Know.