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'''''Jabberwocky''''' was a [[poem]] by [[Lewis Carroll]], published as part of Carroll's ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]''. The poem was about a boy killing a monster, and contained a lot of nonsense words.
'''"Jabberwocky"''' was a [[poem]] by [[Lewis Carroll]], published as part of Carroll's ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]''. The poem was about a boy killing a monster, and contained a lot of nonsense words.


While working on [[Bessie]], the [[Third Doctor]] sang the first few lines of ''Jabberwocky''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
While working on [[Bessie]], the [[Third Doctor]] sang the first few lines of ''Jabberwocky''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
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The Doctor loved the words "burbled" and "tulgy", which originated from the poem and which he thought were good for describing woods and [[pudding]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)|The Nightmare of Black Island]]'')
The Doctor loved the words "burbled" and "tulgy", which originated from the poem and which he thought were good for describing woods and [[pudding]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)|The Nightmare of Black Island]]'')


[[Heather Lake]] helped her young daughter [[Annabel Lake|Annabel]] read the poem. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]'')
In [[1989]], [[Heather Lake]] helped her young daughter [[Annabel Lake|Annabel]] read the poem. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Broken Man (comic story)|The Broken Man]]'')
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]]
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]]
[[Category:Works written by Lewis Carroll]]
[[Category:Works written by Lewis Carroll]]

Revision as of 20:20, 9 November 2019

Jabberwocky

"Jabberwocky" was a poem by Lewis Carroll, published as part of Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass. The poem was about a boy killing a monster, and contained a lot of nonsense words.

While working on Bessie, the Third Doctor sang the first few lines of Jabberwocky. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

During his confrontation with Light, the Seventh Doctor mentioned bandersnatches and slithy toves, which were creatures from the poem. (TV: Ghost Light)

The Doctor loved the words "burbled" and "tulgy", which originated from the poem and which he thought were good for describing woods and puddings. (PROSE: The Nightmare of Black Island)

In 1989, Heather Lake helped her young daughter Annabel read the poem. (COMIC: The Broken Man)