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OverviewThe Hunting of the Boojum is a ‘poetic’ sequel to Lewis Carroll’s, The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in Eight Fits). In The Hunting of the Snark, a crew of ten unlikely characters, under the direction of the Bellman, pursue their quarry the ‘Snark’. They discover, however, that the Snark is actually a ‘Boojum’ when met by one of their number, the Baker. The Baker is apparently lost in the encounter and there The Hunting of the Snark ends. The Hunting of the Boojum is an, ‘Inanity in Eight Deliria’ and literally takes off where The Hunting of the Snark ends. The crew hunts the Boojum to avenge the Baker and in the course of the hunt travel back through time under the direction of the Bellman, as guided by the backward flying ouzelum bird. As a result, they end up back where they started at the beginning of The Hunting of the Snark where the Baker is reintroduced, albeit a little bruised. “Poetry” probably designed for children, with a nod to the eccentric educational and a slant toward the adult. Mad, surreal and possibly utter nonsense, but then again... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Samuel Sigdon , Betty WoodhousePublisher: Brown Dog Books Imprint: Brown Dog Books Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 21.00cm ISBN: 9781839522178ISBN 10: 1839522178 Pages: 88 Publication Date: 23 November 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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