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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits — Lewis Carroll

The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

Lewis Carroll

  • Poetry
  • Book language: English
  • 27 pages

A nonsense narrative poem by Lewis Carroll, recounting the voyage of an odd crew in search of a mysterious creature called the Snark. It is full of invented words, rhythmic verse and playful logic, with memorable characters like the Bellman and the Baker. Worth listening to for its wit and strange, haunting atmosphere.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
  2. an Agony in Eight Fits
  3. Contents
  4. PREFACE
  5. Fit the First THE LANDING
  6. Fit the Second THE BELLMAN’S SPEECH
  7. Fit the Third THE BAKER’S TALE
  8. Fit the fourth THE HUNTING
  9. Fit the Fifth THE BEAVER’S LESSON
  10. Fit the Sixth THE BARRISTER’S DREAM
  11. Fit the Seventh THE BANKER’S FATE
  12. Fit the Eighth THE VANISHING
  13. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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