The Hunting of the Snark

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1. NoboruWatayaMar 2026
   These are lovely. I knew about the Moomins of course but I didn't know about the other stuff she did, some of which I really like. I wish the website had more of the illustrations but I guess there might be copyright issues.

   I'd be particularly interested in seeing more of her illustrations for Alice in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark (the latter is a great poem if you haven't read it: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29888/29888-h/29888-h.htm)

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2. fifiluraAug 2026

     They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;
     They pursued it with forks and hope;
     They threatened its life with a railway-share;
     They charmed it with smiles and soap.
   

   Fits well with the release of Hunting of the Snark 1876 by Lewis Carroll
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3. mnw21camAug 2026
   There was a fellow student at university who put the entire Hunting Of The Snark in their .plan file. It scrolled for a while.
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4. swiftcoderNov 2025
   I recall the poem, The Hunting of the Snark:

     "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,
       As he landed his crew with care;
     Supporting each man on the top of the tide
       By a finger entwined in his hair.
       ...

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5. sevenseventenApr 2024
   The word "boojum" originates in Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark," an amusing epic poem about the importance of negative testing.
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6. defrostFeb 2024
   Also Carroll, from The Hunting of the Snark

       He had bought a large map representing the sea,
   
       Without the least vestige of land
   
       And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
   
       A map they could all understand.
   
   
       “What’s the good of Mercator’s North Poles and Equators,Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?”
       
       So the Bellman would cry
   
       and the crew would reply
   
       “They are merely conventional signs!
   
   
       “Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes!
   
       But we’ve got our brave Captain to thank
   
       (So the crew would protest) that he’s bought us the best
   
       A perfect and absolute blank!”

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