 (becomes sheep) 153
4. W. Q. to B's 8th (leaves egg on shelf) .. 158
5. W. Q. to B's 8th (flying from R. Kt.) .. 174
6. R. Kt. to K's 2nd (ch.) .. 179
7. W. Kt. to K. B's 5th 190
8. R. Q to K's sq. (examination) .. 193
9. Queens castle .. 198
10. W. Q. to R's 6th (soup) .. 200
 

                          Preface to the 1896 Edition

As the chess-problem, given on the previous page, has puzzled some of my
readers, it may be well to explain that it is correctly worked out, so far as
the moves are concerned. The alternation of Red and White is perhaps not so
strictly observed as it might be, and the »castling« of the three Queens is
merely a way of saying that they entered the palace; but the »check« of the
White King at move 6, the capture of the Red Knight at move 7, and the final
»checkmate« of the Red King, will be found, by any one who will take the trouble
to set the pieces and play the moves as directed, to be strictly in accordance
with the laws of the game.
    The new words, in the poem »Jabberwocky,« have given rise to some
differences of opinion as to their pronunciation: so it may be well to give
instructions on that point also. Pronounce »slithy« as if it were the two words
»sly, the«: make the »g« hard in »gyre« and »gimble«: and pronounce »rath« to
rhyme with »bath.«
    For this sixty-first thousand, fresh electrotypes have been taken from the
wood-blocks (which, never having been used for printing from, are in as good
condition as when first cut in 1871), and the whole book has been set up afresh
with new type. If the artistic qualities of this re-issue fall short, in any
particular, of those possessed by the original issue, it will not be for want of
painstaking on the part of author, publisher, or printer.
    I take this opportunity of announcing that the Nursery »Alice,« hitherto
priced at four shillings, net, is now to be had on the same terms as the
ordinary shilling picture-books - although I feel sure that it is, in every
quality (
