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'They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway share; They charmed it with smiles and soap' Ever since Lewis Carroll's nonsense epic appeared in 1876 readers have joined his ten-man Snark-hunting crew and pursued the search with great enthusiasm. What are they hunting for? What is the Snark? Numerous theories have been proposed. Carroll himself provides a helpful Preface to the poem and is recorded as having explained to one reader: 'In answer to your question, 'What did you mean the Snark was?' will you tell your friend that I meant that the Snark was a Boojum. I trust that she and you will now feel quite satisfied and happy.' This edition, previously published as The Annotated Snark, reproduces the original illustrations by Henry Holiday, including the 'supressed' Boojum drawing. Martin Gardner provides an introduction, notes and bibliography, and an Appendix contains F. C. S. Schiller's 'Commentary on the Snark' and J. A. Lyndon's 'Fit the Seven-and-a-Halfth'.
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Rhyme and Reason (Paperback)
Lewis Carroll; Illustrated by Arthur B. Frost, Henry Holiday
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R841
Discovery Miles 8 410
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1888 Edition.
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Rhyme and Reason (Paperback)
Lewis Carroll; Illustrated by Arthur B. Frost, Henry Holiday
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R754
Discovery Miles 7 540
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Phantasmagoria And Other Poems, And Of The Hunting Of The Snark.
Mr. Frost's Pictures Are 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...
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Rhyme And Reason (Paperback)
Lewis Carroll; Illustrated by Arthur B. Frost, Henry Holiday
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R759
Discovery Miles 7 590
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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A collection of Carroll's verse, including "Phantasmagoria" and the
complete "Hunting of the Snark."
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