the hunting of the snark

The Bellman perceived that their spirits were low, And repeated in musical tone Some jokes he had kept for a season of woe — But the crew wo...

The languid pacing and incongruous imagery of this Fit, exemplified in the cunningly delineated page-spread seen above, is a perfect example...

But the danger was past — they had landed at last, With their boxes, portmanteaus, and bags: Yet at first sight the crew were not pleased wi...

Another wordless sighting of the HMS Snark, observed tacking ‘round the Bonnet-Maker, whose resemblance to Friedrich Nietzsche borders upon ...

In a world without words, only the small-minded will be tongue-tied. Although our gallant crew aboard the HMS Snark is none of the above, t...

January 27th, 1832 is the birthday of Charles Dodgson, who passed away January 14th, 1898. The former preceded the latter, as befits an Emin...

A quick-thinking Silesian photographer captures the rare spectacle of a school of puppetfish ( Puppespielen bellmerensis* ) disporting thems...

Shhhhhh, we’re hunting Snark! We have been tracking a magnificent specimen for over eight months and I think we have it cornered now, here i...

This New Year's Eve greeting from all of us at chez snarque will not only convey our best wishes for your future prosperity and happine...

Snark hunting is passé this festive week, this being a time of general goodwill and peace on earth, etc. Hunting anything with forks and hop...

But the principal failing occurred in the sailing, And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed, Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind ble...

He was thoughtful and grave — but the orders he gave Were enough to bewilder a crew. When he cried "Steer to starboard, but keep her he...

This was charming, no doubt; but they shortly found out That the Captain they trusted so well Had only one notion for crossing the ocean, An...

"What's the good of Mercator's North Poles and Equators, Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?" So the Bellman would cry: an...

He had bought a large map representing the sea, Without the least vestige of land: And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be A...

The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies — Such a carriage, such ease and such grace! Such solemnity, too! One could see he was ...