Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · Character
Robinson Duckworth
Also known as Reverend Robinson Duckworth
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 11
He enters the book only as a name attached to a quiet boating memory, lending the scene the faint formality of a clergyman among friends. The text leaves his appearance and temperament largely veiled, making him a brief human trace at the edge of Alice’s dreamlike world.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 11
- Books
- 1
Robinson Duckworth is mentioned as the Reverend accompanying the boating trip recalled in the book’s closing poem. He remains a small, historical presence rather than a developed character, with no personal arc or further role in Alice’s looking-glass adventure. His name quietly anchors the book’s fanciful frame to an ordinary outing on the water.
Description
The text identifies Robinson Duckworth as a reverend but gives no concrete description of his face, coloring, age, or build. His clothing can only be suggested in broad Victorian terms: a clergyman’s neat, conventional attire, without specific details supplied by the book. He has no stated distinguishing features or mannerisms.
Story so far
BOOK 2Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Appearances
Meet Robinson Duckworth in Bookworm
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