Lewis Carroll
Paperback | Pages: 27 pages Rating: 4.06 | 5279 Users | 387 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits |
| ISBN: | 1402186231 (ISBN13: 9781402186233) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Snark |
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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.
Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible version is illustrated, and has an introduction by, Chris Riddell.
This is a luxury edition with both black and white and colour artwork, ribbon marker and metallic blue sprayed edges.
It was first published by Macmillan in 1876.
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| Title | : | The Hunting of the Snark |
| Author | : | Lewis Carroll |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 27 pages |
| Published | : | by Adamant Media Corporation (first published April 16th 1876) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Classics. Fantasy. Fiction. Childrens. Humor |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Hunting of the Snark
Ratings: 4.06 From 5279 Users | 387 ReviewsAssessment Appertaining To Books The Hunting of the Snark
"You must read this book!" the Reviewer cried,As he searched for a suitable rhymeBut as long as he stole more than half of the wordsHe was sure he would get there in time.The rest of this review is available elsewhere (the location cannot be given for Goodreads policy reasons)Well, I gave TV a chance today. However, I found Titanic, Terminator 3, reality shows and other stuff, so, those aren't real options for me. I have no sitcoms to watch right now. Although, I'm kind of tired of watching the same sitcoms/tv series all the time. There's nothing new now. Once Upon a Time is on, so that's a good background sound. What to do on a Saturday afternoon? Yes. Let's find something out of the ordinary to read. And what did I find? A brilliant, typical Carroll nonsense poem.
Just did a dramatic reading of this for my cat. As you do. She curled up and went to sleep. Compliment?I absolutely adore this poem, and when this edition caught my eye on the shelf while doing some tidying I felt it was time for another reading. I'd love to record this to video someday, so I consider reading it aloud for my cat as rehearsal. Yeah.
The crew was complete: it included a Boots-A maker of Bonnets and Hoods-A barrister, brought to arrange their disputes-And a broker, to value their goods.A Billiard-Maker, whose skill was immense,Might perhaps have won more than his share-But a Banker, engaged at enormous expense,Had the whole of their cash in his care.There was also a Beaver, that paced on the deck,Or would sit making lace in the bow:And had often (the Bellman said) saved them from wreck,Though none of the sailors knew how.The
Great poem but the illustrator is a debauched, discombubulated fool whose asemic scribblings and ink-blottings cannot stand up to even the most puerile graphical ravings of a den of opium-besotted thuggees, or even the currently uber-hip artiste visually polluting the cover of the New Yorker. Which ever one's worst, that's the one that this artist is worserer than.Frankly, I think there's something funny about the whole business and I wouldn't be surprised if there's prison time and/or stiff
A nice bit of nonsense. Great illustrations by Mervyn Peake in this edition.
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