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"The Haunting of the Snarkasbord" is a dark, humorous parody of
Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" concerning what followed
the Baker's vanishing and the Crew's continued hunt for a snark on
Snark Island. Alison Tannenbaum wrote the poetry in "Snarkasbord: A
Crewsome Choice" and also wrote notes on Byron W. Sewell's
illustrations for it. An introduction and Gardnerian-style notes
have been written by August A. Imholtz, Jr in his inimitable style.
This edition marks the first public publication of the poems "The
Booking," "The Recrewting," and "The Sailing"-the three "Missing
Fits" composed by Charlie Lovett. These were originally written for
a secret English Snarkian Society, and were mentioned by Selwyn
Goodacre in his "The Listing of the Snark" in Martin Gardner's
final version of The Annotated Hunting of the Snark. Hitherto, they
have only ever been seen by the members or guests of the Society.
In addition to his wonderful illustrations, Byron W. Sewell has
contributed an original short story, ,"" which tells what happened
to the Baker from the viewpoint of the Boojum. Like Lovett's
parodies, this short story has never before been seen by the
public; it was issued in a very limited number to his Carrollian
friends.
Although the author (with many previous unique Snarkian works under
his belt) describes "Snarkmaster" as the final work in a trilogy,
it stands alone quite distinctly as a unique, gripping tale of a
power struggle between good and evil, concluding with the
development of an unusual intermediate state. Most of the story
takes place prior to the traditional Snark voyage (described in
verse in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark"), but becomes
inextricably linked with it-unless it isn't... The literary
structure of "Snarkmaster" reveals some influence of Carroll's
"Sylvie and Bruno" tales, as the characters (including the great
Charles Dodgson himself) experience dream states and the appearance
of at least one fairy. The comprehensive glossary and painstakingly
hand-detailed maps of each of the islands in the archipelago may
not be essential to follow the story, but they certainly enhance
it. The meticulously hand-inked illustrations emphasize some of the
important aspects of the story and provide a tropical ambiance for
the text. While not necessarily a prerequisite, knowledge of
Carroll's original poem is likely to make Snarkmaster more
enjoyable for most readers.
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