The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony in Eight Fits (Paperback, New)

"The Hunting of the Snark" was first published in 1876, eleven years after "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and four years after "Through the Looking-Glass." It is a masterpiece of nonsense and is connected to "Through the Looking-Glass" by its use of vocabulary from the poem "Jabberwocky." "The Hunting of the Snark" is a strangely dark poem, and some critics believe that its themes-insanity and death-are rather too adult in nature for children's literature. We know, nonetheless, that Lewis Carroll intended the poem to be enjoyed by children: he dedicated the book in acrostic verse to his young friend Gertrude Chataway, and signed some 80 presentation copies to other young readers. Many of those inscriptions were in the form of an acrostic based upon the name of the child to whom the book was presented. Part of the pleasure of reading this book is in the inevitable musing about what it means. Its author, often asked to explain his work, invariably replies that he does not know. It is therefore open to readers of the poem to decide the question for themselves...

General

Imprint:	Evertype
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	February 2010
Authors:	Lewis Carroll
Illustrators:	Henry Holiday
Foreword by:	Michael Everson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	100
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-904808-36-7
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Classic fiction Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Humour & jokes > General Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > English (including English as a school subject) > English literature texts > Poetry texts & anthologies Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Classic Fiction Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General
LSN:	1-904808-36-0
Barcode:	9781904808367

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