'The Lobster Quadrille' is the title of a chapter in which work of fiction?

'The Lobster Quadrille', also known as 'The Mock Turtle's Song', is the title of a chapter and poem in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). The Mock Turtle sang the poem to Alice in the tenth chapter of the book.

The Mock Turtle is a fictional character comprised of an assemblage of animals and is, therefore, not a turtle - hence "Mock", meaning "not authentic". The poem tells of the Mock Turtle's life and schooling under the sea.

The lyrics feature several sea animals, such as porpoises, snails and lobsters. A snail is invited to join a dance in the English Channel, but he declines for fear of ending up in France. Snails or 'escargot' are often found on French menus.

Lewis Carroll parodied the poem 'The Spider and the Fly' by Mary Botham Howitt (1799-1888), using similar rhyme scheme and meter. The first line of Howitt's poem reads, 'Will you walk into my parlour said a spider to a fly...' Similarly, the 'Lobster Quadrille' begins, 'Will you walk a little faster said a whiting to a snail...'

'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is a childrens’ story written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pen name Lewis Carroll. More well known as 'Alice in Wonderland', the book contains the adventures of a young girl called Alice, who follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. When she lands at the other end of the hole, she finds herself in 'Wonderland', home to several whimsical characters.