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Let's celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary (snrk.de/150th-snark-anniversaries/) of Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" in 2026. For Xwitter refugees: x[.]com/Snark150 ➜ @snarkhunt.bsky.social 2025-01-20
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As for Lewis Carroll's books, my favorite is "The Hunting of the Snark" (snrk.de/snarkhunt), also because of Henry Holiday's illustrations (snrk.de). The tragicomedy has been published 150 years ago.
![About the Snark Hunting crew in Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876, https://snrk.de/snarkhunt)
Image: Henry Holiday's depiction of Lewis Carroll's 9 Snark hunters.
https://snrk.de/snarkhunt/#029
https://snrk.de/snarkhunt/#353
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Lewis Carroll's introduction of the Snark hunters (line#|text):
001 | “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman (1) cried, […]
009 | The crew was complete: it included a Boots (2a) —
010 | [Who is a](*) maker of Bonnets and Hoods (2b) —
011 | A Barrister (3), brought to arrange their disputes —
012 | And a Broker (4), to value their goods.
013 | A Billiard-marker (5), whose skill was immense, […]
015 | But a Banker (6), engaged at enormous expense, […]
017 | There was also a Beaver (7), that paced on the deck, […]
049 | He came as a Baker (8): but owned, when too late — […]
057 | He came as a Butcher (9): but gravely declared, […]
Henry Holiday (illustrator; engraver: Joseph Swain):
Depiction of 9 Snark hunters only. There is no Boots in his Snark illustrations. I think that's because "Boots" is a portmanteau for "Bonnets and Hoods".
Note:
(*)[Most readers think, that the "Boots" and the "maker of Bonnets and Hoods" are two persons. But I (like the German translator Günther Flemming) think, that "Boots" is a portmanteau word for "Bonnets and Hoods" (https://snrk.de/page_boots-bonnetmaker/).]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vr3736rw7tegkvylmzm7m47v/bafkreifjlnqt2tjuqvr7bmu4thbpju66x2orr54hsxhztalzhfbrb3yqdm)
About the Snark Hunting crew in Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876, https://snrk.de/snarkhunt) Image: Henry Holiday's depiction of Lewis Carroll's 9 Snark hunters. https://snrk.de/snarkhunt/#029 https://snrk.de/snarkhunt/#353 ------------------------------------------------------ Lewis Carroll's introduction of the Snark hunters (line#|text): 001 | “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman (1) cried, […] 009 | The crew was complete: it included a Boots (2a) — 010 | [Who is a](*) maker of Bonnets and Hoods (2b) — 011 | A Barrister (3), brought to arrange their disputes — 012 | And a Broker (4), to value their goods. 013 | A Billiard-marker (5), whose skill was immense, […] 015 | But a Banker (6), engaged at enormous expense, […] 017 | There was also a Beaver (7), that paced on the deck, […] 049 | He came as a Baker (8): but owned, when too late — […] 057 | He came as a Butcher (9): but gravely declared, […] Henry Holiday (illustrator; engraver: Joseph Swain): Depiction of 9 Snark hunters only. There is no Boots in his Snark illustrations. I think that's because "Boots" is a portmanteau for "Bonnets and Hoods". Note: (*)[Most readers think, that the "Boots" and the "maker of Bonnets and Hoods" are two persons. But I (like the German translator Günther Flemming) think, that "Boots" is a portmanteau word for "Bonnets and Hoods" (https://snrk.de/page_boots-bonnetmaker/).]
I told T&S Coins that Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" has been published 150 years ago.
“[…] The exhibition explores how Carroll's works have inspired later artists and illustrators to produce their own interpretations. It also celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. […]”
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What inspired Henry Holiday when he illustrated Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark”? In the exhibition, is this👇 on display too?
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I'm trying to think of something to put out to mark the 150th anniversary (on April 1st) of Lewis Carroll's HUNTING OF THE SNARK. Maybe this single? (Comments welcome)…
something without AI slop, preferably
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@mikebatt.bsky.social, do you have contacts in BBC whom you could make aware of the Snark's 150th anniversary? How about asking them to broadcast their Snark radio drama again. bsky.app/profile/snar...
Why is it like The Hunting of the Snark?
Cette année (2026), « La Chasse au Snark » de Lewis Carroll fête ses 150 ans, mais l'auteur est « controversé ». @panmacmillan.bsky.social et les autres médias hésitent-ils à se joindre aux célébrations ? Et pourquoi ne pas célébrer aussi les illustrations d'Henry Holiday ?
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https://snrk.de/page_lewis-carroll/ Photographic self portrait (c. 1875) by Lewis Carroll, and its inclusion into an illustration by Henry Holiday and Joseph Swain (engraver) to Lewis Carroll’s "The Hunting of the Snark".
Autoportrait photographique (vers 1875) de Lewis Carroll et son inclusion dans une illustration de Henry Holiday et Joseph Swain (graveur) pour "La Chasse au Snark" de Lewis Carroll.
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“[…] The exhibition explores how Carroll's works have inspired later artists and illustrators to produce their own interpretations. It also celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. […]”
Source: https://snrk.de/drugs/ --------------------------------- The drug link is a homespun thing. You’ll find it on a host of random forums. But the experts are usually sceptical. Carroll wasn’t thought to have been a recreational user of opium or laudanum, and the references may say more about the people making them than the author. “The notion that the surreal aspects of the text are the consequence of drug-fuelled dreams resonates with a culture, particularly perhaps in the 60s, 70s and 80s when LSD was widely-circulated and even now where recreational drugs are commonplace,” says Dr Heather Worthington, Children’s Literature lecturer at Cardiff University. Source: Is Alice in Wonderland really about drugs? https://web.archive.org/web/20230131121300/https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19254839 (by Sophie Robehmed, BBC magazine 2012-08-20)
Yes, it's weird. But as for Lewis Carroll, creativity is possible without drugs. Carroll could not have constructed his dialogs while consuming drugs. He needed a clear mind when writing his books. See also snrk.de/drugs.
That‘s a nice quote. But you won‘t find it in any of Lewis Carroll‘s writings.
Linda Woolverton Image source: https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/made-in-the-csu/fullerton/Pages/linda-c-woolverton.aspx (Oct. 2024)
That 'bonkers' quote is from Linda Woolverton's screenplay for the 2010 Alice movie. Lewis Carroll didn't use the word 'bonkers' (www.etymonline.com/word/bonkers).
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Yes, there is lots behind Henry Holiday's illustrations.
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Good!
I think that Henry Holiday's Snark illustrations are as important as Lewis Carroll's long poem.
#CongressOfEunuchs
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20 years ago I used an illustration by Henry Holiday to Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (snrk.de/snarkhunt/#353) to describe various hazards at today's office workplaces. (That also triggered my own snark hunt. In snrk.de you can see my trophies.)
※ Right: Bonomi Edward Warren: Sportsman and dog on a wooded path (1868, watercolor) ※ Center: Magic lantern slide by William Robert Hill: Alice in Wonderland (1876) ※ Left: Bonomi Edward Warren: Woodland Scene in Summer with Children on a Path (1871, oil on canvas) (The top and bottom segment of the magic lantern slide has been slightly vertically stretched.)
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Here is a path: snrk.de/snarkhunt
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Among Lewis Carroll’s illustrators, Henry Holiday (who designed the illustrations to “The Hunting of the Snark”) is my favorite.
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This year (2026), Lewis Carroll‘s “The Hunting of The Snark” celebrates its 150th anniversary, but the author is “problematic” (snrk.de/kwm/). Are @panmacmillan.bsky.social and other media afraid of joining the celebrations? How about celebrating Henry Holiday’s illustrations too?
=== https://snrk.de/zzota-snark/ === SNARK!, created by ZZOTA in 2006, is a card game based on Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark”. Jeremy Jexon Secker defined the rules in 1985. The beautiful design of the cards is by Xanna Eve Chown. Sadly, ZZOTA vanished away in 2017.
#TheHuntingOfTheSnark #games #videogames #computergames #cardgames #game #videogame #computergame #cardgame #gamedesign #underdevelopment
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Today I started describing JJ Secker's legacy card game SNARK! (where the cards had been designed by Xanna Eve Chown). There will be more later.
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Rules of JJ Secker and Xanna Eve Chown's SNARK! card game. ※ 10 MB PDF file: https://snrk.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SNARKrules.pdf ※ Text: https://snrk.de/the-snark-rules/ Keywords: TheHuntingOfTheSnark | games | videogames | computergames | cardgames | game | videogame | computergame | cardgame | gamedesign | underdevelopment | The Hunting of the Snark | Lewis Carroll | card games | virtual cards | virtual tabletop | game rules | gamerules
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I rescanned the rules of the SNARK! card game.
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Some cards of SNARK! ※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker ※ Design (2006): Xanna Eve Chown http://snark.games
Some cards of SNARK!
※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker
※ Artwork (2006): Xanna Eve Chown
