Tottles was a character in a poem from Lewis Carroll's novel Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893), the second volume following on from Sylvie and Bruno (1889).[1] The poem What Tottles Meant is recited in Chapter 13.[2] The poem recounts how the newlywed Mr. Tottles is impoverished by trying to keep up with his mother-in-law's expectations. His name echoes the Victorian slang tottle, a facetious mispronunciation of total, meaning a bill from a restaurant or tradesman.
Tottles the Bear, with a name derived from the Lewis Carroll character, is a fictional bear who features in children's stories.[3] He was originated by Humphry Bowen. He has a girlfriend called Tutu[4] and a best friend called Tuttles.[5]
A book by Gina Hughes entitled Tommy Tottlebears Days Before Christmas was published in 2000.[6]
. Lewis Carroll . Sylvie and Bruno Concluded . . 1893 .
. Lewis Carroll . http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/211/sylvie-and-bruno-concluded/4655/chapter-13-what-tottles-meant/ . Chapter 13: What Tottles Meant . Sylvie and Bruno Concluded . . 1893 .
. Lewis Carroll . Sylvie and Bruno Concluded . Chapter XIII: What Tottles Meant . http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48795/48795-h/48795-h.htm#Page_194 . 194–211 . . 1893 .