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In one of Henry Holiday's illustrations to "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876, by Rev. C.L. Dodgson aka Lewis Carroll), a hidden depiction of Thomas Cranmer's hand in the flames can be found.

See also: Curator's comment in snrk.de/faiths-victo....

October 1, 2023 at 12:24 AM

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Karen Gardiner, "Life, Eternity,and Everything: Hidden #Eschatology in the Works of Lewis Carroll", pp. 25~41 in The Carrollian, Issue 31, 2018.

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You find the full text shown in this image in the ALT text to the image in rule42.snrk.de (which redirects you to https://snrk.de/eschatological-snark/#GardinerConclusion)

October 1, 2023 at 3:50 PM

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The Oxford Spectator
No. XX. TUESDAY, MAY 19. 1868.
from p. 77~78 /136
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The Oxford Spectator
No. XX. TUESDAY, MAY 19. 1868.
from p. 77~78 /136
https://archive.org/details/oxfordspectatorn00copluoft/page/77/mode/1up
PDF: https://archive.org/download/oxfordspectatorn00copluoft/oxfordspectatorn00copluoft.pdf

Oxford is a stage,
And all the men in residence are players :
They have their exeats and examinations ;
And one man in his time plays many parts.
His acts being seven ages. At first the Freshman,
Stumbling and stuttering in his tutor's rooms.
And then the aspiring Classman, with his white tie
And shy desponding face, creeping along
Unwilling to the Schools. Then, at the Union,
Spouting like fury, with some woeful twaddle
Upon the " Crisis." Then a Billiard-player,
Full of strange oaths, a keen and cunning card,
Clever in cannons, sudden and quick in hazards,
Seeking a billiard reputation
Even in the pocket's mouth. And then the Fellow,
His fair round forehead with hard furrows lined,
With weakened eyes and beard of doubtful growth,
Crammed with old lore of useless application,
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and study-worn Professor,
With spectacles on nose and class at side ;
His youthful nose has grown a world too large
For his shrunk face ; and his big manly voice,
Turning again towards childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is utter donnishness and mere nonentity,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is utter donnishness and mere nonentity,
Without respect, or tact, or taste, or anything.

November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM

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The Oxford Spectator
#OxfordSpectator

The Oxford Spectator is a book written by Reginald Stephen Copleston in 1878. It is a collection of essays and articles that were originally published in The Oxford Spectator, a weekly newspaper that Copleston edited during his time at Oxford University. The book covers a wide range of topics, including literature, politics, religion, and social issues of the time. Copleston's writing style is characterized by his wit, humor, and sharp observations, which provide a fascinating insight into the intellectual and cultural landscape of late 19th century Oxford. The book is an important historical document that sheds light on the intellectual and cultural history of Oxford during this period. It is recommended for anyone interested in the history of Oxford, Victorian literature, or the intellectual history of the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About:
The Oxford Spectator (1878)
by Reginald Stephen Copleston and E. Nolan and T. H. Ward
ISBN-13: 9781437172270
ISBN-10: 143717227X
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Publish Date: November 2008
Dimensions: 9.25 x 7.5 x 0.28 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.53 pounds
Page Count: 132

November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM

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“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 or exclude them by introducing some distinction, in order that the authority of those earlier assumptions may remain intact and unharmed.”

Francis Bacon (from 'Novum Organum', 1620)

February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM

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«I had no other meaning in my mind, when I wrote [The Hunting of the Snark]: but people have since tried to find the meanings in it. The one I like best (which I think is partly my own) is that it may be taken as an Allegory for the Pursuit of Happiness.»

Lewis Carroll, 1897-01-12

January 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM

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SNARK!

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=== https://snrk.de/zzota-snark/ ===

SNARK!, created by ZZOTA in 2006, is a card game based on Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark”. Jeremy Jexon Secker defined the rules in 1985. The beautiful design of the cards is by Xanna Eve Chown.

Sadly, ZZOTA vanished away in 2017.

February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM

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SNARK!

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1/🧵

I'm now digging into the game. As an engineer, I said and heard RTFM often enough, so here we go:

JJ Secker allowed me to put the rules in public domain:
※ snrk.de/wp-content/u... (black&white, 3MB)
※ snrk.de/wp-content/u... (color, 48MB)

Images from the manual (20 pages in 18 PDF pages).

SNARK!
A FANTASTICAL GAME FOR 2,3 OR 4 PLAYERS FEATURING CREATURES FROM THE MIND OF LEWIS CARROLL

SNARK!
IS THE MOST FRABJOUS GAME YOU WILL EVER PLAY!
IS THE MOST FRABJOUS GAME YOU WILL EVER PLAY!
IS THE MOST FRABJOUS GAME YOU WILL EVER PLAY!
What I tell you three times is true.

ZZOTA LIMITED
LIMITED EDITION
EDITION NO. 42

https://snrk.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ZZOTA-SNARK_color.pdf

On July 18th 1874 as [Lewis Carroll] was out walking,
at the surprised age of 42, a thought came into
the mind of Lewis Carroll.
"The Snark was a Boojum you see.
From this final line he created the epic poem
'The Hunting of the Snark.

If you have not read this Agony in Eight Fits
you will not understand the game of Snark!
and you should also be having difficulty with
Life itself round about now.

On October 6th 1985,
111 years + 111 days later,
a thought came into the mind of JJ Secker.
"Your Snark's still a Boojum, LC."
€ He spent a happy hour devising Snark! which
you are now clutching and wondering "Why?"

A decade or so later an artist drew a Snark.
On being informed, somewhat pompously,
that the Snark resembled a Boojum
and a Boojum was an Allegory
a thought came into the mind of Xanna Eve.
"The Snark will be a Boojum, you'll see."

On February 11th of the bicentennial year 2006
following a torrent of laughter and cheers
Zzota Limited WWW.ZZOTA.CO.UK
ominously published the game of Snark!

=== CONTENTS ===
※ CREW DECK
(10 cards)
Depicting accredited Snark Hunters.
※ ANIMAL PACK
(8 cards)
Detailing fauna they will meet.
※ STOCK PILE
(38 cards)
Containing Kit and Marks they will need.
※ GENUINE SNARK WARRANTS
(40 cards)
Which must be amassed.
The backs contain Stirring Verses
to stiffen the sinews at moments of
high peril or low despair.

BEWARE!
※ BOGUS SNARK WARRANTS
have been spotted in circulation.
They are of no use to the Game whatsoever
and should be destroyed on sight.

https://snrk.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ZZOTA-SNARK_color.pdf

Fit the Third:
The Preparation
The game comprises a number of Rounds from 1 to infinity. Before each, the following occurs: The leader builds the 'Ark' by placing the relevant cards from the Crew Deck faces up as shewn. The leader shuffles the Animal Pack and places it face down.

Animals Bellman
Banker
Broker Boots Billiard-marker Bonnet-maker Beaver
Baker Barrister Butcher

Stock

Then, he shuffles the Stock Pile and places it face down beneath the Ark. Each player pays one Warrant into the Warrant Pool.

3

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Fit the Fourth:
The Play

The leader of the Round commences by taking the top card from the Stock Pile into his hand (without revealing it to the other players)
thus completing his turn.

Every player's turn will be completed by taking the top card from the Stock Pile. At no time may a player have more than five Stock cards in his hand.

NOTE: If a player has less than five Stock cards when it is his turn then he may take NO other action than to pick up a card from the Stock Pile.
Play passes clockwise round the table.

If a player has five cards he may perform
ONE of the following FIVE actions:
1) Stock Exchange
2) Hire a Hunter
3) Become the Bellman
4) Bewilder the Crew
5) Go Hunting

4

https://snrk.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ZZOTA-SNARK_color.pdf

Last page of https://snrk.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ZZOTA-SNARK_color.pdf

PRIMARY APPENDIX: Animal Pack Drill ...
SECONDARY APPENDIX: Chances of Success ...

February 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM

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※ "The Hunting Of The Snark" musical – Royal Albert Hall (1h)

«In 1987 Mike Batt recorded this concert of the early stage album of his “Snark” project. This is not a film of the eventual 1991 West End show, which was much more fully produced and had many more songs and more story. This early concert starred John Hurt, Roger Daltrey, Justin Hayward, Deniece Williams, Captain Sensible, Julian Lennon, Midge Ure, and Billy Connolly, with Batt conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Music/lyrics/orchestrations by Mike Batt. Based on the poem (as recited in the narration) written by Lewis Carroll.»

Source: https://snrk.de/mike-batts-snark/

The 1987 performance of the musical also is mentioned in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunting_of_the_Snark_(musical)

February 4, 2026 at 11:23 AM

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001 “Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried,
002 As he landed his crew with care;
003 Supporting each man on the top of the tide
004 By a finger entwined in his hair.

005 “Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
006 That alone should encourage the crew.
007 Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
008 What I tell you three times is true.”

113 Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes:
114 A thing, as the Bellman remarked,
115 That frequently happens in tropical climes,
116 When a vessel is, so to speak, “snarked.”

117 But the principal failing occurred in the sailing,
118 And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed,
119 Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East,
120 That the ship would not travel due West!

105 This was charming, no doubt; but they shortly found out
106 That the Captain they trusted so well
107 Had only one notion for crossing the ocean,
108 And that was to tingle his bell.

January 31, 2026 at 6:28 PM

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"The Hunting of the Snark" in the Grokipedia: There are many links to my Snark blog snrk.de in grokipedia.com/page/the_hun.... But en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hun... still is much better. In the Grokipedia, references to Günther Flemming, Karen Gardiner and Goetz Kluge (that's me) are missing.

The Hunting of the Snark - Wikipedia

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January 31, 2026 at 9:47 PM

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Günther Flemming vanished in the Internet, but still lives in the town of Gardelegen.

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Günther Flemming (snrk.de/page_boots-b...) war der einzige mir bekannte Übersetzer, der verstanden hat, dass es in Snarkjagdgesellschaft möglicherweise nur neun Snarkjäger gibt, und nicht zehn.

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If Lewis Carroll chose "Boots" as a portmanteau for "Bonnets" and "Hoods" (zirk.us/@snarkology/...), then there might be only 9 Snark hunters in "The Hunting of the Snark", not 10 (snrk.de/page_boots-b...).

#portmanteau #TheHuntingOfTheSnark #LewisCarroll

January 31, 2026 at 9:53 PM

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Among all Snark hunters known to me, Rev. Karen Gardiner has the best understanding for what the number 42 meant to Lewis Carroll. bsky.app/profile/snar...

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Karen Gardiner, "Life, Eternity,and Everything: Hidden #Eschatology in the Works of Lewis Carroll", pp. 25~41 in The Carrollian, Issue 31, 2018.

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#TheHuntingOfTheSnark (The Hunting of the Snark), #LewisCarroll, #ThomasCranmer, #Anglican, #42Articles, #42, #EternalDamnation

January 31, 2026 at 9:57 PM

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In November 2025, the Grokipedia article was a copy of the Wikipedia article: web.archive.org/web/20251117....

February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM

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From November 2025 until January 2026, there was frequent archiving of the Grokipedia article about "The Hunting of the Snark" in the Wayback Machine.

※ web.archive.org/web/20250601...
※ web.archive.org/web/20260901...

2025

https://web.archive.org/web/20250601000000*/https://grokipedia.com/page/The_Hunting_of_the_Snark (as of 2026-02-01)

2026

https://web.archive.org/web/20260901000000*/https://grokipedia.com/page/The_Hunting_of_the_Snark (as of 2026-02-01)

February 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM

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Unterlinden

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All art is infested by other art.

Leo Steinberg (1920–2011) , in Art about Art, 1979

March 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM

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👈: Illustration by Henry Holiday (cut by Joseph Swain) to the chapter 'The Banker’s Fate' in Lewis Carroll’s 'The Hunting of the Snark' (1876).
👉: Horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568) by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.

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December 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM

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※ Left: The Banker in Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark' (1876) after his encounter with the Bandersnatch, depicted in Henry Holiday’s illustration (woodcut by Joseph Swain) to the chapter 'The Banker’s Fate' in Lewis Carroll’s tragicomedy.
※ Right: Slightly horizontally compressed rendering of 'The Imagebreakers' (1566-1568, aka 'Allegory of Iconoclasm'), an etching by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.

Keys: TheHuntingOfTheSnark | LewisCarroll | HenryHoliday | JosephSwain | MarcusGheeraerts | MarcusGheeraertsTheElder | Nose

December 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM

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“While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit."

Happy birthday #LewisCarroll

January 28, 2026 at 5:10 AM

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There is something special about this illustration by Henry Holiday to Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark".

This is about two illustrations (https://snrk.de/page_eagle-and-star/):
※ Henry Holiday (1876), two details from an illustration to the chapter The Hunting in Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark (woodcut by Joseph Swain)
※ Unknown artist (1674), De Duitse bischoppen verslagen, Fig. 4/4 to the orartie van de Professor L. Wolsogen over syndroom en de nytlegging van de felue gadaen … . The animals are based on illustrations by M. Gheeraerts the Elder to Aesop’s Fables. Henry Holiday probably found the print in the British Museum (now in BM Satires 1047, reg.no.: 1868,0808.3286).

January 28, 2026 at 9:26 AM

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#OTD, on 27 January 1832, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born in Daresbury (Cheshire, England). 150 years ago, his tragicomedy “The Hunting of the Snark” was published under Dodgson's nom de plume “Lewis Carroll”. Below you can see his nine Snark hunters depicted by the illustrator Henry Holiday.