The Hunting of the Snark

Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem in eight "fits" of a crew led by the Bellman who sail off to hunt the Snark.

Start reading9 fits, about 5,000 words

Famous lines

• Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
  What I tell you three times is true.

  Fit the FirstIn context

  • Truth & Lies

• 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.

  Fit the SecondIn context

  • Comedy

• 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.

  Fit the FifthIn context

  • Comedy

Contents

1. Preface
2. Fit the FirstThe Landing
3. Fit the SecondThe Bellman’s Speech
4. Fit the ThirdThe Baker’s Tale
5. Fit the FourthThe Hunting
6. Fit the FifthThe Beaver’s Lesson
7. Fit the SixthThe Barrister’s Dream
8. Fit the SeventhThe Banker’s Fate
9. Fit the EighthThe Vanishing