<P> The Hatter character , alongside all the other fictional beings , first appears in Lewis Carroll 's 1865 novel Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland . In it , the Hatter explains to Alice that he and the March Hare are always having tea because when he tried to sing for the foul - tempered Queen of Hearts , she sentenced him to death for `` murdering the time '' , but he escapes decapitation . In retaliation , time ( referred to as a `` he '' in the novel ) halts himself in respect to the Hatter , keeping him and the March Hare stuck at 18 : 00 ( or 6 : 00 pm ) forever . </P>
<P> The Hatter character , alongside all the other fictional beings , first appears in Lewis Carroll 's 1865 novel Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland . In it , the Hatter explains to Alice that he and the March Hare are always having tea because when he tried to sing for the foul - tempered Queen of Hearts , she sentenced him to death for `` murdering the time '' , but he escapes decapitation . In retaliation , time ( referred to as a `` he '' in the novel ) halts himself in respect to the Hatter , keeping him and the March Hare stuck at 18 : 00 ( or 6 : 00 pm ) forever . </P>
who was having tea with hatter in alice in wonderland
who was having tea with hatter in alice in wonderland
the March Hare
the March Hare