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Wonderland Annwn land of joy and beauty without disease or death. [Welsh Lit.: Mabinogion] fabulous and prosperous island; legendarily in Atlantic Ocean. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 89]
island where dead King Arthur was carried. [Arth. Legend and Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur; Idylls of the King; The Once and Future King] of lair of Eblis; beautiful treasure land. [Br. Lit.: Vathek] an old-fashioned name for “world”: scene of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasies. [Br. Lit.: The Hobbit; The Lord of the Rings] domain of little people in Oz. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] scene of fantasies by C. S. Lewis. [Br. Lit.: Prince Caspian] magic land of lost boys and Indians. [Br. Lit.: Peter Pan] fabulous kingdom over the rainbow. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] site of Kubla Khan’s “pleasure dome.” [Br. Lit.: “Kubla Khan” in Benét, 555] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If I can not unearth that buried city I may find another in this wonderland. " Such, above all, the author of "Alice in Wonderland.
In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream--
Lingering in the golden gleam--
Life, what is it but a dream? |
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