Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) door of his shop wearing a top hat. Sir John Tenniel is reported to have come to Oxford especially to sketch him for his illustrations. There is no evidence for this claim, however, in either Carroll's letters or diaries. In the chapter "A Mad Tea Party", the Hatter asks a much-noted riddle "why is a raven like a writing desk?" When Alice gives up trying to figure out why, the Hatter admits "I haven't the slightest idea!". Carroll originally intended the riddle to be without an answer, but after many requests from readers, he and others—including puzzle expert Sam Loyd—suggested
Resolute desk half page image is a related article, which describes the Desk inaccurately: The image and the written description in the newspaper article are not of the Evenden President's Desk delivered on November 23, 1880, but depicts the desk in the Admiralty's September 9, 1879 design plan for the library table. A plate on the front of the desk presented to President Hayes bears the following inscription: Plaques with similar messages were fitted onto each desk made, the "Resolute" desk in the White House, Queen Victoria's writing table, and the Grinnell desk. The desk has been modified twice. President Franklin D.