The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll

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Book name:	The Hunting of the Snark (2024)
Category:	Adventure
Author:	Lewis Carroll
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 1876, midnight

"The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits" is a whimsical and absurd narrative poem that follows a crew of nine peculiar characters, including a Bellman, a Baker, a Barrister, and a Broker, on a sea voyage in search of a mythical creature known as the Snark. The journey is fraught with strange events and nonsensical encounters, all portrayed with the author's characteristic blend of logic and lunacy. The story concludes with the Baker's mysterious disappearance after he encounters what he believes to be the Snark, leaving readers to ponder the true nature of this elusive creature. The 11232nd greatest book of all time

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Lewis Carroll

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The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer.

His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense.

Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author… Read more