The Cheshire cat A COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTRY CAT ?. What is the Cheshire cat ? A legend ? A myth ? ...

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The Cheshire cat A COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTRY CAT ?

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The Cheshire catA COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTRY CAT ?

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What is the Cheshire cat ?

A legend ?

A myth ?

A story ?

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Commonwealth

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England

Cheshire coutry

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Why the Cheshire cheese ?

http://www.cheesemaking.com/Cheshire.html

Grinning-cat moulds !

« Grinning like a Cheshire cat »

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Lewis Caroll

27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898

Writer, mathematician, photographer, …

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Nonsense literature

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Inspirations ?

Carving at St Wilfrid Church

Gargoyle at St Nicolas Church

Cheese !

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Cheshire cat as of today

Major part of the « Wonderland »

Many cultural references

Science cat

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