The Hunting of the Snark: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 1 original MP3 tracks, 32:04 running time and a link to listen.
The Hunting of the Snark, credited to Lewis Carroll, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Hunting of the Snark (Version 3) by Lewis Carroll. Read in English by Phil Chenevert The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Written from 1874 to 1876, the poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel Through the Looking Glass. Carroll often denied knowing the meaning behind the poem; however, in an 1896 reply to one letter, he agreed with one interpretation of the poem as an allegory for the search for happiness. Scholars have found various meanings in the poem, among them existential angst, an allegory for tuberculosis, and a mockery of the Tichborne case. I just found it to be great fun to read. (Phil Chenevert)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Hunting of the Snark
- Author credits: Lewis Carroll
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 1
- Listed recording duration: 32:04
Catalogue topics
- nonsense poetry
Track guide
- 01 - The Hunting of the Snark — 32:04
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