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The Hunting of the Snark
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Mainly about Henry Holiday's illustrations to Lewis Carroll’s "The Hunting of the Snark"

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※ Snark anniversaries: @snark150.bsky.social
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Henry Holiday was the illustrator of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark".

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snarkhunt.bsky.social The Hunting of the Snark @snarkhunt.bsky.social · Aug 3
Sketch made in 1871 by Henry Holiday (the illustrator of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark", 1876) of a moon crater using the Newall Telescope at Gateshead (built by Thomas Cooke, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newall_...).

(University of Cambridge Repository, www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/...)
Image source: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstreams/bc04c735-20a1-48b7-bcb6-6be5b4745dac/download, Crater April 28, 1871 (1.64 MB) Holiday, H. (2009). Sketches of the Moon and a Sunspot group. [Image]. Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/216784 ※ Authors: Holiday, Henry ※ Abstract: ※ Description: Sizes of originals; A 210x230mm, B 200x240mm, C 198x227mm & D 250x200mm. ※ Keywords: artists, Moon, craters, lunar, sunspots, sketches ※ Rights: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Repository logo ※ Collections: Images from the Institute of Astronomy Library
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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#Guildford also is the place where the last line of Lewis Carroll's Snark poem popped up in his head 150 years ago. bsky.app/profile/snar...
snark150.bsky.social 150 Years of Snark @snark150.bsky.social · 15d
There are three important 150th anniversaries of “The Hunting of the Snark”. @panmacmillan.bsky.social already missed two of them.

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https://snrk.de/150th-snark-anniversaries/ There are three important 150th anniversaries related to “The Hunting of the Snark”. Pan Macmillan already missed two of them. (1) === 18 July 2024: Conception === On 18 July 1874, the very last line of Carroll’s Snark tragicomedy came into his head while out on a walk at Guildford: “For the Snark was a Boojum, you see” . The first stanza was composed on 22 July 1874. “In the midst of the word…” which stands as the last verse of the poem. (2) === 25 October 2025: Naming === On 25 October 1875, Carroll decided to use “The Hunting of the Snark” as the title of his Snark tragicomedy (which in Henry Holiday’s view started out as a tragedy). (3) === 1 April 2026: Birth === On 29 March 1876 at Macmillan, Carroll prepared 80 presentation copies for family and friends. (As far as I understand, these copies contained an additional poem: the Easter Greeting.) On 1 April 1876, Macmillan officially published the poem with Henry Holiday’s illustrations.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Yes. That's why he doesn't understand why those darned magnets don't stick to his golden refrigerator.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Trump doesn't know that. That's why he doesn't understand why those darned magnets don't stick to his golden refrigerator.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Alice ad nauseam. 2026 is a Snark year. bsky.app/profile/snar...
snarkhunt.bsky.social The Hunting of the Snark @snarkhunt.bsky.social · 3d
The BBC probably didn't get it. Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" is a masterpiece which deserves more attention.

(At least a curator of the British Museum understood Henry Holiday's game: bm.snrk.de)
see also: https://bsky.app/profile/ancestralenq.bsky.social/post/3m5452j75ds2o and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgkwml0p3wo Carroll's Snark cameo: https://snrk.de/lewis-carroll/
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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snrk.de/lewis-carroll/

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snarkhunt.bsky.social The Hunting of the Snark @snarkhunt.bsky.social · 3d
The BBC probably didn't get it. Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" is a masterpiece which deserves more attention.

(At least a curator of the British Museum understood Henry Holiday's game: bm.snrk.de)
see also: https://bsky.app/profile/ancestralenq.bsky.social/post/3m5452j75ds2o and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgkwml0p3wo Carroll's Snark cameo: https://snrk.de/lewis-carroll/
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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BBC already missed two 150th Snark anniversaries. I hope that they won't miss the third one. So I sent them a reminder.

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snark150.bsky.social 150 Years of Snark @snark150.bsky.social · 13d
Via instagram to BBC Radio 3: You already missed two 150th anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...) of "The Hunting of the Snark". Please at least celebrate the 3rd one, the publication of the tragicomedy in March/April 1876. How about rebroadcasting your 2020 radio play (snrk.de/snark-radio-...)?
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh/ See also: https://snrk.de/snark-radio-play/ Sadly, it’s not online anymore. -------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh/clips (2020-01-02): "Tony Robinson narrates this fresh adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic masterpiece following a strange assortment of characters on their quest for an elusive beast. Led by a bell-ringing Captain, this motley crew must brave terrifying danger in their chaotic pursuit of a creature known as Snark. Accompanied by specially composed music and songs, this surreal tale questions whether anything is really what it seems. … First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015." Streaming: 2020-01-02 – 2020-01-31 Credits: – Narrator: Tony Robinson – Bellman: Eric Potts – Baker: Paul Barnhill – Butcher: Everal A Walsh – Barrister: Jonathan Keeble – Snark (in the Barrister’s dream): Jonathan Keeble – Beaver: Stephen Hoyle – Music and songs (composer): Katie Chatburn – Music (performers): – Katie Chatburn – Dorry Macaulay – Kathryn Williams – Stephen Cordiner – Jasper Wilkinson – Director: Charlotte Riches – Author: Lewis Carroll
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The BBC probably didn't get it. Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" is a masterpiece which deserves more attention.

(At least a curator of the British Museum understood Henry Holiday's game: bm.snrk.de)
see also: https://bsky.app/profile/ancestralenq.bsky.social/post/3m5452j75ds2o and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgkwml0p3wo Carroll's Snark cameo: https://snrk.de/lewis-carroll/
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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More about Carroll's Snark cameo: snrk.de/lewis-carroll/
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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More about Carroll's Snark cameo: snrk.de/lewis-carroll/
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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The BBC probably didn't get it. Lewis Carroll and Henry Holiday's "The Hunting of the Snark" is a masterpiece which deserves more attention.

(At least a curator of the British Museum understood Henry Holiday's game: bm.snrk.de)
see also: https://bsky.app/profile/ancestralenq.bsky.social/post/3m5452j75ds2o and https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgkwml0p3wo Carroll's Snark cameo: https://snrk.de/lewis-carroll/
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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BBC already missed two 150th Snark anniversaries. I hope that they won't miss the third one. So I sent them a reminder.

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snark150.bsky.social 150 Years of Snark @snark150.bsky.social · 13d
Via instagram to BBC Radio 3: You already missed two 150th anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...) of "The Hunting of the Snark". Please at least celebrate the 3rd one, the publication of the tragicomedy in March/April 1876. How about rebroadcasting your 2020 radio play (snrk.de/snark-radio-...)?
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh/ See also: https://snrk.de/snark-radio-play/ Sadly, it’s not online anymore. -------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh/clips (2020-01-02): "Tony Robinson narrates this fresh adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic masterpiece following a strange assortment of characters on their quest for an elusive beast. Led by a bell-ringing Captain, this motley crew must brave terrifying danger in their chaotic pursuit of a creature known as Snark. Accompanied by specially composed music and songs, this surreal tale questions whether anything is really what it seems. … First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015." Streaming: 2020-01-02 – 2020-01-31 Credits: – Narrator: Tony Robinson – Bellman: Eric Potts – Baker: Paul Barnhill – Butcher: Everal A Walsh – Barrister: Jonathan Keeble – Snark (in the Barrister’s dream): Jonathan Keeble – Beaver: Stephen Hoyle – Music and songs (composer): Katie Chatburn – Music (performers): – Katie Chatburn – Dorry Macaulay – Kathryn Williams – Stephen Cordiner – Jasper Wilkinson – Director: Charlotte Riches – Author: Lewis Carroll
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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BBC already missed two 150th Snark anniversaries. I hope that they won't miss the third one. So I sent them a reminder.

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snark150.bsky.social 150 Years of Snark @snark150.bsky.social · 13d
Via instagram to BBC Radio 3: You already missed two 150th anniversaries (bsky.app/profile/snar...) of "The Hunting of the Snark". Please at least celebrate the 3rd one, the publication of the tragicomedy in March/April 1876. How about rebroadcasting your 2020 radio play (snrk.de/snark-radio-...)?
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh/ See also: https://snrk.de/snark-radio-play/ Sadly, it’s not online anymore. -------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh/clips (2020-01-02): "Tony Robinson narrates this fresh adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic masterpiece following a strange assortment of characters on their quest for an elusive beast. Led by a bell-ringing Captain, this motley crew must brave terrifying danger in their chaotic pursuit of a creature known as Snark. Accompanied by specially composed music and songs, this surreal tale questions whether anything is really what it seems. … First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015." Streaming: 2020-01-02 – 2020-01-31 Credits: – Narrator: Tony Robinson – Bellman: Eric Potts – Baker: Paul Barnhill – Butcher: Everal A Walsh – Barrister: Jonathan Keeble – Snark (in the Barrister’s dream): Jonathan Keeble – Beaver: Stephen Hoyle – Music and songs (composer): Katie Chatburn – Music (performers): – Katie Chatburn – Dorry Macaulay – Kathryn Williams – Stephen Cordiner – Jasper Wilkinson – Director: Charlotte Riches – Author: Lewis Carroll
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The Oxford Spectator
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The Oxford Spectator is a book written by Reginald Stephen Copleston in 1878. It is a collection of essays and articles that were originally published in The Oxford Spectator, a weekly newspaper that Copleston edited during his time at Oxford University. The book covers a wide range of topics, including literature, politics, religion, and social issues of the time. Copleston's writing style is characterized by his wit, humor, and sharp observations, which provide a fascinating insight into the intellectual and cultural landscape of late 19th century Oxford. The book is an important historical document that sheds light on the intellectual and cultural history of Oxford during this period. It is recommended for anyone interested in the history of Oxford, Victorian literature, or the intellectual history of the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. Source: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Oxford-Spectator/Reginald-Stephen-Copleston/9781437172270 About: The Oxford Spectator (1878) by Reginald Stephen Copleston and E. Nolan and T. H. Ward ISBN-13: 9781437172270 ISBN-10: 143717227X Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Publish Date: November 2008 Dimensions: 9.25 x 7.5 x 0.28 inches Shipping Weight: 0.53 pounds Page Count: 132
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Today I made a discovery which lets me assume that the meaning of "snark" in 1831 was not too different from how we use the term today.

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#Etymology of #Snark

Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" was published in 1876.

Amos Eaton wrote to to John Torrey on September 21st, 1831: "We are like some old husband and wife, who scold each other, fret, snark, &c. But when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart."
Source: Amos Eaton and John Torrey correspondence, 1816-1840, by Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842 https://archive.org/details/amoseatonjohnto00eato/page/n224/mode/1up «John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden [...] Correspondence from Amos Eaton to John Torrey, dated 1816-1840. [...] In later years too, there are painful episodes of friction between Eaton and Torrey's protégé, Asa Gray. In the midst of a long tirade, however, Eaton pauses to reassure Torrey of his undying affection: "We are like some old husband and wife," he write in 1831[-09-21], "who scold each other, fret, snark, &c., but when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart." [...]»
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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“Snark” is older than Lewis Carroll – The Hunting of the Snark
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November 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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“Snark” is older than Lewis Carroll – The Hunting of the Snark
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November 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Today I found out that Amos Eaton used the word "snark" in 1831, that's one year before Lewis Carroll (the author of "The Hunting of the Snark", 1876) was born (1832).

Lewis Carroll did not coin the word "snark".

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snarkhunt.bsky.social The Hunting of the Snark @snarkhunt.bsky.social · 8d
#Etymology of #Snark

Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" was published in 1876.

Amos Eaton wrote to to John Torrey on September 21st, 1831: "We are like some old husband and wife, who scold each other, fret, snark, &c. But when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart."
Source: Amos Eaton and John Torrey correspondence, 1816-1840, by Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842 https://archive.org/details/amoseatonjohnto00eato/page/n224/mode/1up «John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden [...] Correspondence from Amos Eaton to John Torrey, dated 1816-1840. [...] In later years too, there are painful episodes of friction between Eaton and Torrey's protégé, Asa Gray. In the midst of a long tirade, however, Eaton pauses to reassure Torrey of his undying affection: "We are like some old husband and wife," he write in 1831[-09-21], "who scold each other, fret, snark, &c., but when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart." [...]»
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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1831-09-21: Amos Eaton escribió a John Torrey: «We are like some old husband and wife, who scold each other, fret, snark, &c. But when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart.».

Lewis Carroll no contaba con el término "snark".
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snarkhunt.bsky.social The Hunting of the Snark @snarkhunt.bsky.social · 8d
#Etymology of #Snark

Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" was published in 1876.

Amos Eaton wrote to to John Torrey on September 21st, 1831: "We are like some old husband and wife, who scold each other, fret, snark, &c. But when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart."
Source: Amos Eaton and John Torrey correspondence, 1816-1840, by Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842 https://archive.org/details/amoseatonjohnto00eato/page/n224/mode/1up «John Torrey Papers (PP), Archives, The New York Botanical Garden [...] Correspondence from Amos Eaton to John Torrey, dated 1816-1840. [...] In later years too, there are painful episodes of friction between Eaton and Torrey's protégé, Asa Gray. In the midst of a long tirade, however, Eaton pauses to reassure Torrey of his undying affection: "We are like some old husband and wife," he write in 1831[-09-21], "who scold each other, fret, snark, &c., but when either is in distress the other feels it to the heart." [...]»
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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“Snark” is older than Lewis Carroll – The Hunting of the Snark
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November 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM