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The Hunting of the Snark
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
The Hunting of the Snark
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Lewis Carroll
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Illustrated by Tove Jansson
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 125,Width 196 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781854379566
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Classifications | Dewey:821.8 |
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Illustrations |
18 Illustrations, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Tate Publishing
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Imprint |
Tate Publishing
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Publication Date |
11 March 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In 1959 Tove Jansson, the creator of Moomin Valley and its magical inhabitants, illustrated a Swedish edition of Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark. It proved an inspired choice, as the enigmatic charms of Jansson's illustrative style bring to life the beauty and strangeness of Carroll's tale. Remarkably, amid the success of Tove Jannson's Moomin books, her unique edition of The Hunting of the Snark was forgotten for over 50 years. Now, for the first time, these beautiful illustrations are matched with Carroll's original English text, so that readers can encounter this wonderful adventure afresh.
Author Biography
The author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898) is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) is most famous for her much-loved Moomin characters, featured in one of the most successful children's book series of all time, which has been translated into over 40 languages.
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