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Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from carroll s earlier poem jabberwocky in his childrens novel through the looking glass 1871. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the hunting of the snark. This is a whimsical poem that follows a crew of ten who are trying to hunt for the mythical snark an animal which may. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from carroll s earlier poem jabberwocky in his childrens novel through the looking glass. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The hunting of the snark by lewis carroll about this poet selfeffacing, yet having an expressive critical ability. Pdf the hunting of the snark by lewis carroll download pdf.
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