Search Results for “MG029” – The Hunting of the Snark

🚧 Annotations to Annotations 🚧

This is about annotations to Martin Gardner’s annotations. And it is under construction. 11: the Baker’s 42 boxes 13, 14: the Baker’s hot names 15: hyenas (and bears) 16: bridecake 17: Carroll’s description of the crew members 19: Lace-making 25: Bathing-machines 29: forty-two 34: England expects that every man will do his duty 38: Jubjub … Continue reading “🚧 Annotations to Annotations 🚧”

»To haunt a man of forty-two«

“No doubt,” said I, “they settled who Was fittest to be sent Yet still to choose a brat like you, To haunt a man of forty-two, Was no great compliment!” In his 29th annotation (MG029) to The Hunting of the Snark, Martin Gardiner stated: Curiously, Carroll refers to … Continue reading “»To haunt a man of forty-two«”