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 master-piece 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...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Evertype
ISBN-13
9781904808367
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105327157
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Hunting of the Snark: an Agony in Eight Fits
Illustrator
Henry Holiday
Author
Lewis Carroll
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Poetry
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Children & Young Adults, Humor
Number of Pages
100 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
138g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Lewis Carroll
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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