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The Cheshire catA COMMONWEALTH’S COUNTRY CAT ?
What is the Cheshire cat ?
A legend ?
A myth ?
A story ?
Commonwealth
England
Cheshire coutry
Why the Cheshire cheese ?
http://www.cheesemaking.com/Cheshire.html
Grinning-cat moulds !
« Grinning like a Cheshire cat »
Lewis Caroll
27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898
Writer, mathematician, photographer, …
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Nonsense literature
Inspirations ?
Carving at St Wilfrid Church
Gargoyle at St Nicolas Church
Cheese !
Cheshire cat as of today
Major part of the « Wonderland »
Many cultural references
Science cat
Thanks for your listening