Red Queen (Through The Looking-Glass)
The Red Queen is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's fantasy novella, Through the Looking-Glass. She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although the two are very different.
Read more about Red Queen (Through The Looking-Glass): Overview, Confusion With The Queen of Hearts
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