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* RoyalMess: Elfland is a province of Fairyland, yet its ruler (Sylvie and Bruno's father) has the title of King.
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* SundayIsBoring: At one point, Muriel and Arthur discuss the observation of the Sabbath, and this prompts Muriel to produce a letter from a friend, describing how when she was a child, on Sundays she was forced to rise early and spend the day in prayer, study of scripture, and reading books she found horribly dull. Arthur (who is typically Carroll's mouthpiece throughout the novel) expresses the view that so long as the day is kept holy by attending church, children should be allowed to play.

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-->'''First stanza of "The Mad Gardener's Song"''' [[note]]About the only part of ''Sylvie and Bruno'' that is widely known.[[/note]]

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-->'''First stanza of "The Mad Gardener's Song"''' [[note]]About the only part of ''Sylvie and Bruno'' that is widely known.[[/note]]
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* BlackComedy: Mein Herr explains why, in his country, the only place you can drown is a theatre.
-->"Our theatres are all underground. Large tanks of water are placed above. If a fire breaks out, the taps are turned, and in one minute the theatre is flooded, up to the very roof! Thus the fire is extinguished.” \\
“And the audience, I presume?” \\
“That is a minor matter,” Mein Herr carelessly replied.
:: He also explains that his people practise selective breeding (ie, eugenics) with the eventual aim of making them lighter than air. Bruno innocently asks what happens to the people who are too heavy - a question which Mein Herr doesn't answer.

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* BlackComedy: BlackComedy:
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Mein Herr explains why, in his country, the only place you can drown is a theatre.
-->"Our --->"Our theatres are all underground. Large tanks of water are placed above. If a fire breaks out, the taps are turned, and in one minute the theatre is flooded, up to the very roof! Thus the fire is extinguished." \\
“And "And the audience, I presume?” \\
“That
presume?"\\
"That
is a minor matter,” matter," Mein Herr carelessly replied.
:: ** He also explains that his people practise selective breeding (ie, eugenics) with the eventual aim of making them lighter than air. Bruno innocently asks what happens to the people who are too heavy - a question which Mein Herr doesn't answer.



* DividedForPublication: Carroll originally intended the story to be published as a single novel, but due to its length it was decided that it should be published in two volumes.
** And there are releases adressed for children that only contain the Elf-land plot.

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* DividedForPublication: Carroll originally intended the story to be published as a single novel, but due to its length it was decided that it should be published in two volumes.
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volumes. And there are releases adressed for children that only contain the Elf-land plot.



-->“How do you like his singing?” the Professor asked the children in a low voice. \\
“It isn't very beautiful,” Sylvie said, hesitatingly. \\
“It's very extremely ugly!” Bruno said, without any hesitation at all.

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-->“How -->"How do you like his singing?” singing?" the Professor asked the children in a low voice. voice.\\
“It "It isn't very beautiful,” beautiful," Sylvie said, hesitatingly. hesitatingly.\\
“It's "It's very extremely ugly!” ugly!" Bruno said, without any hesitation at all.



* EasyEvangelism: Eric Lyndon is an agnostic at first, but is converted, or near to, at the end after [[spoiler: Arthur is revealed to be alive]].



-->'''Bruno''': It's [[BabyTalk welly]] extremely nasty!
-->'''The Professor''': Nasty? Why, of ''course'' it is! What would Medicine be, if it wasn't ''nasty''?
-->'''Bruno''': Nice.

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-->'''Bruno''': It's [[BabyTalk welly]] extremely nasty!
-->'''The
nasty!\\
'''The
Professor''': Nasty? Why, of ''course'' it is! What would Medicine be, if it wasn't ''nasty''?
-->'''Bruno''':
''nasty''?\\
'''Bruno''':
Nice.



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* HollywoodAtheist: Played straight with Eric Lyndon. He's an agnostic at first, but is converted, or near to, at the end after [[spoiler: Arthur is revealed to be alive]].

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* ConfoundThemWithKindness: The narrator first meets Bruno when Bruno is tearing up Sylvie's garden, because Sylvie wouldn't let Bruno go play without lessons first. The narrator convinces Bruno to instead help him weed the garden and plant violets. It ends with all three crying tears of happiness. (In the preface, Carroll says this was adapted from an earlier story.)



* DotingParent: Tabikat believes that her son Uggug is uniquely charming and gifted. No-one else who's met him shares her opinion.

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* DotingParent: Tabikat believes that her son Uggug is uniquely charming and gifted. No-one No one else who's met him shares her opinion.

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