The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll
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"The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits" by Lewis Carroll is a nonsense poem written between 1874 and 1876. A crew of ten oddly-named members embarks on a peculiar voyage to hunt the mysterious Snark, a creature that may prove to be a deadly Boojum. Armed with a blank map and cryptic warnings, they navigate strange encounters and mounting danger. When one crew member finally locates their quarry, he
vanishes without trace, confirming their darkest fear about the Snark's true nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Holiday, Henry, 1839-1927 |
| LoC No. | 12031266 |
| Title | The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunting_of_the_Snark |
| Credits |
Produced by Louise Hope. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive: American Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Nonsense verses, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29888 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 569 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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