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Red King: character portrait from Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)

A character in Through the Looking-Glass

Red King

Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

A character listed in the dramatis personae as part of the Red side of the game.

Also known as: the King, the sleeping King

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Meet Red King

The Red King is the king of the Red side in the living chess game Alice encounters beyond the looking glass. Known also as the sleeping King, he lies asleep on the chessboard while the other pieces and Alice move through the strange realm around him.

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