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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

Authors:: Lewis Carroll (author) and Mervyn Peake (illustrator)
Language:: English
Original language:: English
Publisher:: Lighthouse Books
Categories:: Nonsense and poetry
Publication year:: 1948
Original publication year:: 1876
Synopsis:: A group of people (a Bellman, a Boots, a Bonnet-maker, a Barrister, a Broker, a Billiard-marker, a Banker, a Butcher, a Baker, and a Beaver) leave on a ship to hunt the eponymous snark, a strange creature which, if it is of the Boojum type, will make you vanish and never be seen from again!
Review:: A very short, humorous, and entertaining absurd poem; the helmsman's brought a blank map (much easier to read, you see), the Baker forgets his name and luggage, the captain gives contradictory navigation orders, etc. Some words are just made up, like Snark, Boojum, and fromious. The general feel of the poem is of playful punning and light-hearted rhymes. I definitely recommend it, though since it's so short, there's not much to say about it.
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Preface

Fit the First: The Landing

Fit the Second: The Bellman's Speech

Fit the Third: The Baker's Tale

Fit the Fourth: The Hunting

Fit the Fifth: The Beaver's Lesson

Fit the Sixth: The Barrister's Dream

Fit the Seventh: The Banker's Fate

Fit the Eigth: The Vanishing