How Lewis Carroll's Illustrator Killed Part Of Looking Glass "Don't think me brutal," John Tenniel wrote in a letter to Carroll, "but I am bound to say the 'Wasp' chapter doesn't interest me in the least. I can't see my way to a picture. If you want to shorten the book, I can't help thinking -- with all submission -- that there is your opportunity." The Times (UK) 05/27/10