The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

Name: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits
Author: Lewis Carroll

by Lewis Carroll (1832–1898)

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Reading level: 7th grade

"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 peculiar characters embarks on an absurd quest to hunt the mysterious Snark, guided only by a blank map. Their journey becomes increasingly strange as they encounter fantastical creatures and face a terrifying possibility: the Snark might actually be a deadly Boojum. When one crew member finally discovers their quarry, he vanishes without a trace, confirming their darkest fears.

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Nonsense verses, English

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The Millennium Fulcrum Edition 1.2

by
Lewis Carroll

Inscribed to a dear Child:
in memory of golden summer hours
and whispers of a summer sea.

Girt with a boyish garb for boyish task,
Eager she wields her spade: yet loves as well
Rest on a friendly knee, intent to ask
The tale he loves to tell.

Rude spirits of the seething outer strife,
Unmeet to read her pure and simple spright,
Deem, if you list, such hours a waste of life,
Empty of all delight!

Chat on, sweet Maid, and rescue from annoy
Hearts that by wiser talk are unbeguiled.
Ah, happy he who owns that tenderest joy,
The heart-love of a child!

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This free edition of The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #13, released 2008-06-25. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Poetry, Humour, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

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