the hunting of the snark

The maker of Bonnets ferociously planned A novel arrangement of bows: While the Billiard-marker with quivering hand Was chalking the tip of ...

Though the Barrister tried to appeal to its pride, And vainly proceeded to cite A number of cases, in which making laces Had been proved an ...

The Boots and the Broker were sharpening a spade — Each working the grindstone in turn: But the Beaver went on making lace, and displayed No...

Then the Banker endorsed a blank cheque (which he crossed), And changed his loose silver for notes. The Baker with care combed his whiskers ...

"For England expects — I forbear to proceed: ‘Tis a maxim tremendous, but trite: And you’d best be unpacking the things that you need T...

"For the Snark’s a peculiar creature, that won’t Be caught in a commonplace way. Do all that you know, and try all that you don’t: Not ...

"To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care; To pursue it with forks and hope; To threaten its life with a railway-share; To charm ...

"The rest of my speech" (he explained to his men) "You shall hear when I’ve leisure to speak it. But the Snark is at hand, ...

The above page-spread serves as a perfect visual embellishment to my delightful experiences at the LCSNA meeting last Saturday! We see above...

"’Tis a pitiful tale," said the Bellman, whose face Had grown longer at every word: "But, now that you’ve stated the whole of...

"I said it in Hebrew — I said it in Dutch — I said it in German and Greek: But I wholly forgot (and it vexes me much) That English is w...

"You may charge me with murder — or want of sense — (We are all of us weak at times): But the slightest approach to a false pretence W...

"It’s excessively awkward to mention it now— As I think I’ve already remarked." And the man they called "Hi!" replied, w...

The Bellman looked uffish, and wrinkled his brow. "If only you’d spoken before! It’s excessively awkward to mention it now, With the Sn...

Overheard in a publisher's office … An Editor: So, this Snark epic you’re pitching, it’s great but we’d like to suggest some minor chang...

After a successful hunting, one is always left with the remains of the dead, even in Lewis Carroll’s genteel, literary world. In this, the f...