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From Lewis Carroll\u2019s Alice in Wonderland<\/i>, illustrated by Ralph Steadman, 1973. Via Brain Pickings.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ralph Steadman\u2019s febrile and slightly sinister take on Alice in Wonderland<\/em><\/a>, published in 1973 and exhumed today by Brain Pickings, will make you think twice before using the phrase \u201cCheshire Cat grin.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ralph Steadman\u2019s febrile and slightly sinister take on Alice in Wonderland, published in 1973 and exhumed today by Brain Pickings, will make you think twice before using the phrase \u201cCheshire Cat grin.\u201d  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2384],"tags":[593,2783,594,12515],"class_list":["post-64769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-look","tag-alice-in-wonderland","tag-illustrations","tag-lewis-carroll","tag-ralph-steadman"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRalph Steadman\u2019s Delightfully Deranged Alice in Wonderland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 10, 2014 \u2013 Ralph Steadman\u2019s febrile and slightly sinister take on Alice in Wonderland, published in 1973 and exhumed today by Brain Pickings, will make you think\" \/>\n<meta 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