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It is a curious fact that with 'Through the Looking-Glass' the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me... I have done nothing in that direction since.

John Tenniel

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John Tenniel
Age: 93 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 28
Died: 1914
Died: January 25
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