Round 3: Tossup 1

One of this author’s characters recites the poem “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Bat” before being interrupted. This (10[1])author’s (10[1])poem about “A boat beneath the sunny sky” contains an acrostic that names one of the Liddell sisters. (10[1])In a poem by this author, a character speaks “Of cabbages — and kings” before eating a group (10[1])of anthropomorphic oysters. In another poem (10[1])by this author, cries of “Callooh! Callay!” result from the slaying of a creature with a “vorpal blade.” (10[2]-5[1])This author included “The Walrus and the Carpenter” and “Jabberwocky” in the sequel (10[1])to a novel where the White Rabbit worries about being late. For 10 points, name this author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. (10[1])■END■

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