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Rachel in Wonderland; She's the great-great-great niece of the girl who inspired Lewis Carroll's Alice - and guess which part she's landed in a new play.

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20070306
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Byline: MAUREEN CULLEY

A CENTURY and a half ago, her ancestor inspired Lewis Carroll to create Alice in Wonderland.

Now, the great- great- great niece of the original Alice will play the adventurous little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a dream world.

Rachel Arksey, who is in her second year of an anatomical sciences degree at Dundee University, said yesterday she was excited to be playing the character inspired by her great-great-great aunt, Alice Liddell, so long ago.

The 19- year- old student, who plans to study medicine at the end of her present ...

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