# The Mad Hatter — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland character guide

> The Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Hatter, The Hatter, The miserable Hatter

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-a-mad-tea-party

## Who they are

A tea-obsessed, riddling host whose logic is airtight and entirely useless, and whose nervous collapse under the Queen's stare reveals how fragile Wonderland's madness really is.

## In the story

### [VII: A Mad Tea-Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/vii-a-mad-tea-party)

Hosts the tea-party; is rude, poses a famous riddle, and obsesses over his broken watch.

### [XI: Who Stole the Tarts?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/xi-who-stole-the-tarts)

First witness; gives chaotic, terrified testimony while clutching tea and bread-and-butter.

### [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/alices_adventures_in_wonderland_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations)

Depicted at the tea party, opening his eyes wide, and later trembling before the Queen.

## Links

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