The annotated "hunting of the snark" : the full text of Lewis Carroll's great nonsense epic "the hunting of the snark

The epic about ten men who join a strange expedition in pursuit of an elusive and remarkable animal known as the Snark is accompanied by original illustrations, a detailed bibliography, and annotations that provide a close-up look at the text.

The definitive guide to one of the most baffling epics of nineteenth-century literature—a companion to The Annotated Alice.

Publishers Weekly

Having prepared the definitive edition of The Annotated Alice (1999), prolific polymath Gardner has now produced the perfect companion volume, the definitive edition of Carroll's long nonsense poem, The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits (1876). Carroll may have written The Hunting of the Snark for children, but this enigmatic tale in verse of a group of adventurers seeking a legendary creature is a lot less accessible than the two Alice books to the modern reader, whether young or old. Indeed, many will find the annotations to the various literary, linguistic and philosophical aspects of the work of more interest than the poem itself. Besides the original Henry Holiday illustrations, this attractive package includes an introduction by Adam Gopnik, a new preface by Gardner, an extensive bibliography and an appendix of Snark sites on the Web. Even Gardner fans who own the original Annotated Snark (1962) will want this one. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

An annotated edition of Lewis Caroll's 1876 poem "Hunting of the Shark" with insights into Caroll's use of fancy and philosophy, information on the poem's publishing, and original illustrations to accompany the text. A nonsense poem recounting the adventures of the Bellman and his crew and their challenges hunting a Snark.