The Hunting of the Snark

Author(s): Lewis Carroll

Kids' Classics (fairy tales, poetry etc)

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. Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible new version is illustrated, and has an introduction by, Chris Riddell. This will be luxury edition with both black and white and colour artwork, ribbon marker and gold sprayed edges. It was first published by Macmillan in 1876.

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A very beautiful new edition of Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem illustrated by Chris Riddell, the Children's Laureate.

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for theObserver. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001 and 2004 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His previous work for Macmillan includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.

General Fields

  • : 9781509814336
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Macmillan Children's Books
  • : 0.413
  • : April 2016
  • : 211mm X 171mm X 10mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Lewis Carroll
  • : Hardback
  • : Main Market Ed.
  • : Chris Riddell
  • : en
  • : 821.8
  • : 96