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The Cheshire Cat

AuthorLewis Carroll

NarratorLiza Goddard

Duration6m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Short Stories, Classics

Key StageKS2

PublisherCSA Word

VersionUnabridged

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The master of surreal and wonderful fiction presents a story about one of his most famous characters - the perpetually grinning and ever-riddling Cheshire Cat. Alice's friend/tormentor in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat has been immortalized in art, film, cartoon, television and now on audio.

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