/r/LewisCarroll
The mind behind Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, The Hunting of the Snark, among other things.
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Webbs Enchanted Gardens
Webbs of Wychbold are running an “Alice in Wonderland” themed Enchanted Garden over Christmas. To book tickets see: https://www.webbsdirect.co.uk/enchantedgardens/
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What is the best facsimile edition of The Hunting Of The Snark
The current closest facsimile of the first edition is the 1980 windward edition but I have a few issues with that particular edition so is there one that reproduces the book with original binding and no added copyright info something like Charles Winthrope & Sons did with Alice’s adventures in wonderland in 2014 and it would be even better if it had a replica of the original dust jacket so any recommendations?
P.S I’m sorry for the paragraph
16:28 UTC
Jabberwocky Verses 2 & 6
17:12 UTC
You Are Old Father William I Lewis Carroll
22:06 UTC
Recommendation: Darien Graham-Smith, "Contextualising Carroll: The Contradiction of Science and Religion in the Life and Works of Lewis Carroll", 2005
06:59 UTC
Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There
Check out our adaptation of Alice Through the Looking-Glass! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/alice-through-the-looking-glass
20:02 UTC
Happy Snark Day! On July 18th 1874, during the walk in Guildford, Carroll imagined a nonsense line that would eventually become the end of his poem "The Hunting of the Snark": "For the Snark was a Boojum, you see". He completed the first stanza (or Fit) on July 22. Illustration by Henry Holiday.
10:27 UTC
Happy 4th!!!
02:36 UTC
Happy 4th of July! Lewis Carroll's story will never die ☀️🐇 [illustration by Inga-Karin Eriksson]
06:33 UTC
Thomas Cranmer's Article 42 ⟹ Lewis Caroll's Rule 42 (⟹ Douglas Adams 42?)
09:59 UTC
Look at the noses. Left: Segment of an illustration by Henry Holiday to Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876). Right: An allegory of iconoclasm (between 1560 and 1570) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.
11:42 UTC
High resolution image: Henry Holiday - Illustration to the chapter "The Beaver's Lesson" in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876)
11:30 UTC
"The Hunting of the Snark": Bathing Machines
08:22 UTC
Lewis Carroll on the Rocks
07:12 UTC
18 July 2024: The Snark and the Boojum were conceived in Guildford 150 years ago.
20:10 UTC
There is art behind Henry Holiday's art in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark"
10:20 UTC
A Victorian Yoda
06:28 UTC
The Hunting of the Snark (2023) - Official Trailer [dir. Simon DaVison]
10:48 UTC
The Hunting of the Snark: Three 150th Anniversaries
From https://snrk.de/150th-snark-anniversaries/:
- 18 July 2024: Start
- On 18 July 1874, the very last line of Carroll’s Snark tragicomedy came into his head while out on a walk at Guildford: “For the Snark was a Boojum, you see”.
- The first stanza was composed on 22 July 1874. “In the midst of the word…” which stands as the last verse of the poem.
- 25 October 2025: Title
- On 25 October 1875, Carroll decided to use “The Hunting of the Snark” as the title of his Snark tragedy.
- 1 April 2026: Publication
- On 29 March 1876 at Macmillan, Carroll prepared 80 presentation copies for family and friends. (As far as I understand, these copies contained an additional poem: the Easter Greeting.)
- On 1 April 1876, Macmillan officially published the poem with Henry Holiday’s illustrations.
- On 25 October 1875, Carroll decided to use “The Hunting of the Snark” as the title of his Snark tragedy.
18:18 UTC
Finally picked up a copy of the Lewis Carroll Picture Book
09:25 UTC
I’ve had it with the accusations.
I try to respond to them when I see them online (and when discussed in real life), but there seems to be more and more each day. At one point I got into an argument with a mutual friend after he saw me reading Carroll, at the end of which he accused me of being a pedophile for defending him. This is all utterly ridiculous. I wish people would do more research before settling on this sick fantasy.
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