Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Haigha
Also known as King's Messenger, the Messenger
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 2
He seems almost unable to keep still, springing and wriggling with the peculiar energy of something that has slipped free of its own joints. His great hands, spread like fans, and the odd provisions in the bag around his neck make him feel both absurd and oddly endearing.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 2
- Books
- 1
Haigha enters as a messenger whose movements are as peculiar as his name, skipping and wriggling as he carries sandwiches and hay in a bag around his neck. Later, he bears rough trays of white and brown bread and puts an affectionate arm around Hatta. His brief appearances mark him as a bustling, companionable figure, though the book gives him no longer personal arc.
Description
Haigha is described as an Anglo-Saxon messenger, with a restless, springing way of moving: he skips up and down and wriggles like an eel. His hands are notably large, spread out like fans. He carries a bag around his neck with sandwiches and hay, and later handles rough trays of white and brown bread. His coloring, face, eyes, hair, build, and clothing are not specified. The book gives no physical description of the King’s Messenger. His age, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, facial features, and clothing are unspecified, so his appearance should remain open. Haigha is a male messenger whose most striking physical feature is his great hands, spread wide like fans. He moves with a springing, eel-like restlessness, giving his figure an animated, almost slippery presence. A bag hangs around his neck, and his messenger role suggests practical attire, though the text provides no precise details of his face, coloring, build, or clothing.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Aliceconflicting source relationships
Haigha introduces Alice to the Unicorn and helps include her in the group, presenting her as a child they have just found.
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Hattaconflicting source relationships
Haigha puts an arm affectionately around Hatta’s neck, calls him “dear child,” and asks whether he was happy in prison. Hatta responds quietly and remains focused on eating.
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Unicornintroducer and introduced guest
Haigha steps forward to introduce Alice to the Unicorn and explains that she is a child who can talk.
White Kingconflicting source relationships
Haigha serves as one of the White King’s two messengers, assigned to carry messages to the town; the King also relies on him for food and assistance.
Story so far
BOOK 2Through The Looking Glass
Gallery
Book 2: Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Appearances
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