Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll

"Phantasmagoria and Other Poems" by Lewis Carroll is a poetry collection first published in 1869. The title poem presents a whimsical dialogue between a man named Tibbets and a ghost who has invaded his home. Through seven cantos, Carroll reveals an elaborate ghost society complete with hierarchies, etiquette rules, and bureaucratic protocols. The Phantom explains his job of haunting, his fear of light, and his noble lineage while requesting beer and complaining about his host's hospitality. This playful narrative explores how the supernatural world mirrors human society's absurdities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
Illustrator Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928
Title Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasmagoria_(poem)
Contents Phantasmagoria -- Echoes -- A sea dirge -- Ye carpette knyghte -- Hiawatha's photographing -- Melancholetta -- A valentine -- The three voices -- Tèma con variaziòni -- A game of fives -- Poeta fit, non nascitur -- Size and tears -- Atalanta in Camden-town -- The lang coortin' -- Four riddles -- Fame's penny-trumpet.
Credits Transcribed from the 1911 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject English poetry -- 19th century
Subject Ghosts -- Poetry
Subject Fantasy poetry, English
Category Text
EBook-No. 651
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Mar 28, 2013
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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