Saki was the pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro, an author and playwright best known for his subtle and witty short stories. He wrote these Wonderland-inspired vignettes for the Westminster Gazette , and in 1902 these were collected and published together as The Westminster Alice . Saki’s stories use Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland to criticize and parody early twentieth-century British politics-and do so with great ingenuity and cleverness. Francis Carruthers Gould’s astute illustrations add to the enjoyment. A preface and footnotes by John Alfred Spender and afterword by Hugh Cahill help guide the reader into understanding and appreciating the context of Saki’s parodies-though the fun they make of politicians needs no explanation! This second edition contains a previously uncollected chapter, Alice Wants to Know .