Discussion: Boots = Bonnetmaker?
Reddit Bluesky Facebook 2026-04-02, updated: 2026-04-08
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“‘The Crew Was Complete:…’, But How Many Was That?”
Abigail and Gregory Acland argued that the maker of Bonnets and Hoods is the same person as the Boots. They suggested that “maker of Bonnets and Hoods” is a description of the Boots’s [sic!] skills rather than a separate character. (Abigail E. Acland and Gregory M. Acland, ‘The Crew Was Complete:…’, But How Many Was … Continue reading ““‘The Crew Was Complete:…’, But How Many Was That?””
There might be only 9 Snark Hunters
Related update (2026-03-30): https://snrk.de/michael-sporns-snark/ The Snark hunting crew consists of ten members. Is that true? This is how the crew members are introduced (MG017): 001 “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried, […] 009 The crew was complete: it included a Boots — 010 A maker of Bonnets and Hoods … Continue reading “There might be only 9 Snark Hunters”
Are there 9 or 10 Snark Hunters?
Related update (2026-03-30): https://snrk.de/michael-sporns-snark/ “The human understanding, once it has adopted opinions, either because they were already accepted and believed, or because it likes them, draws everything else to support and agree with them. And though it may meet a greater number and weight of contrary instances, it will, with great and harmful prejudice, ignore … Continue reading “Are there 9 or 10 Snark Hunters?”
Michael Sporn’s Snark
It seems that since 1876 most readers of The Hunting of the Snark assume that the Snark hunting party consists of ten members. But in Michael Sporn‘s beautiful animated Snark film (1989, narrator: James Earl Jones), there are only nine Snark hunters, not ten, because the “Boots — a maker of Bonnets and Hoods” is … Continue reading “Michael Sporn’s Snark”