The Hunting of the Snark

In this gloriously absurd nonsense poem, an unlikely crew—including a Bellman, a Butcher, a Beaver, and a Baker—sets sail to hunt the elusive Snark, only to face the dreadful possibility that it may turn out to be a Boojum. Carroll spins pure logical lunacy into eight fitful cantos of invented words, dream-logic, and deadpan menace beneath the comedy. Beloved for its wit, rhythm, and delicious strangeness, The Hunting of the Snark is a masterpiece of literary nonsense that has delighted and puzzled readers for nearly 150 years. Playful, eerie, and endlessly quotable, it is a perfect companion to the Alice books from the great master of the wonderfully absurd.