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

Annotations to Annotations

References to Martin Gardner’s annotations in snrk.de: 07: What I tell you three times is true. Chaos, Co-Ordinated by John MacDougal (pseudonym of Robert Lowndes & James Blish), p. 36~57 in Astounding Science Fiction, October 1946 11: the Baker’s 42 boxes 13 and 14: the Baker’s hot names 15: hyenas (and bears) 16: bridecake 17: … 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«”