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The Hunting of the Snark
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Book Description
The Hunting of the Snark is a fantastical "nonsense" poem, exploring the adventures of a bizarre crew of tradesmen who set off to find the eponymous creature.

The fanciful eight-canto poem describes the sea voyage of a bellman, boots (bootblack), bonnet maker, barrister, broker, billiard marker, banker, beaver, baker, and butcher, and their search for the elusive, undefined snark. While sc... More
Book Information
PublisherFranklin Watts (US)
BindingHardcover (124 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages48
ISBN-100434955973
ISBN-13978-0434955978
Publication Date/1970
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About Lewis Carroll (Author) : Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: [ˈdɒdsən]) (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and... more
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About LEWIS with illustration OXENBURY, HELEN CARROLL (Author) : LEWIS with illustration OXENBURY, HELEN CARROLL is a published author. Published credits of LEWIS with illustration OXENBURY, HELEN CARROLL include THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK.
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About Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) : Helen Oxenbury is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Helen Oxenbury include Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Farme... more
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