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Rhyme? and Reason?
-With sixty-five high quality illustrations by Arthur B. Frost and nine by Henry Holiday
-Table of contents to every chapters in the book.
-Complete and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience
This ebook contains "Phantasmagoria and other Poems" as well as "The Hunting of the Snark" with all their original illustrations.
Contents :
PHANTASMAGORIA
CANTO I The Trystyng
CANTO II Hys Fyve Rules
CANTO III Scarmoges
CANTO IV Hys Nouryture
CANTO V Byckerment
CANTO VI Dyscomfyture
CANTO VII Sad Souvenaunce
ECHOES
A SEA DIRGE
Ye Carpette Knyghte
HIAWATHA’S PHOTOGRAPHING
MELANCHOLETTA
A VALENTINE
THE THREE VOICES
The First Voice
The Second Voice
The Third Voice
TÈMA CON VARIAZIÒNI
A GAME OF FIVES
POETA FIT, NON NASCITUR
THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
SIZE AND TEARS
ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN
THE LANG COORTIN’
FOUR RIDDLES
I
II
III.
IV.
FAME’S PENNY-TRUMPET
One winter night, at half-past nine,
Cold, tired, and cross, and muddy,
I had come home, too late to dine,
And supper, with cigars and wine,
Was waiting in the study.
There was a strangeness in the room,
And Something white and wavy
Was standing near me in the gloom—
I took it for the carpet-broom
Left by that careless slavey.
But presently the Thing began
To shiver and to sneeze:
On which I said “Come, come, my man!
That’s a most inconsiderate plan.
Less noise there, if you please!”
“I’ve caught a cold,” the Thing replies,
“Out there upon the landing.”
I turned to look in some surprise,
And there, before my very eyes,
A little Ghost was standing!
He trembled when he caught my eye,
And got behind a chair.
“How came you here,” I said, “and why?
I never saw a thing so shy.
Come out! Don’t shiver there!”
He said “I’d gladly tell you how,
And also tell you why;
But” (here he gave a little bow)
“You’re in so bad a temper now,
You’d think it all a lie.
“And as to being in a fright,
Allow me to remark
That Ghosts have just as good a right
In every way, to fear the light,
As Men to fear the dark.”
“No plea,” said I, “can well excuse
Such cowardice in you:
For Ghosts can visit when they choose,
Whereas we Humans can’t refuse
To grant the interview.”
He said “A flutter of alarm
Is not unnatural, is it?
I really feared you meant some harm:
But, now I see that you are calm,
Let me explain my visit.
“Houses are classed, I beg to state,
According to the number
Of Ghosts that they accommodate:
(The Tenant merely counts as weight,
With Coals and other lumber).
“This is a ‘one-ghost’ house, and you
When you arrived last summer,
May have remarked a Spectre who
Was doing all that Ghosts can do
To welcome the new-comer.
“In Villas this is always done—
However cheaply rented:
For, though of course there’s less of fun
When there is only room for one,
Ghosts have to be contented.
-Table of contents to every chapters in the book.
-Complete and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience
This ebook contains "Phantasmagoria and other Poems" as well as "The Hunting of the Snark" with all their original illustrations.
Contents :
PHANTASMAGORIA
CANTO I The Trystyng
CANTO II Hys Fyve Rules
CANTO III Scarmoges
CANTO IV Hys Nouryture
CANTO V Byckerment
CANTO VI Dyscomfyture
CANTO VII Sad Souvenaunce
ECHOES
A SEA DIRGE
Ye Carpette Knyghte
HIAWATHA’S PHOTOGRAPHING
MELANCHOLETTA
A VALENTINE
THE THREE VOICES
The First Voice
The Second Voice
The Third Voice
TÈMA CON VARIAZIÒNI
A GAME OF FIVES
POETA FIT, NON NASCITUR
THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
SIZE AND TEARS
ATALANTA IN CAMDEN-TOWN
THE LANG COORTIN’
FOUR RIDDLES
I
II
III.
IV.
FAME’S PENNY-TRUMPET
One winter night, at half-past nine,
Cold, tired, and cross, and muddy,
I had come home, too late to dine,
And supper, with cigars and wine,
Was waiting in the study.
There was a strangeness in the room,
And Something white and wavy
Was standing near me in the gloom—
I took it for the carpet-broom
Left by that careless slavey.
But presently the Thing began
To shiver and to sneeze:
On which I said “Come, come, my man!
That’s a most inconsiderate plan.
Less noise there, if you please!”
“I’ve caught a cold,” the Thing replies,
“Out there upon the landing.”
I turned to look in some surprise,
And there, before my very eyes,
A little Ghost was standing!
He trembled when he caught my eye,
And got behind a chair.
“How came you here,” I said, “and why?
I never saw a thing so shy.
Come out! Don’t shiver there!”
He said “I’d gladly tell you how,
And also tell you why;
But” (here he gave a little bow)
“You’re in so bad a temper now,
You’d think it all a lie.
“And as to being in a fright,
Allow me to remark
That Ghosts have just as good a right
In every way, to fear the light,
As Men to fear the dark.”
“No plea,” said I, “can well excuse
Such cowardice in you:
For Ghosts can visit when they choose,
Whereas we Humans can’t refuse
To grant the interview.”
He said “A flutter of alarm
Is not unnatural, is it?
I really feared you meant some harm:
But, now I see that you are calm,
Let me explain my visit.
“Houses are classed, I beg to state,
According to the number
Of Ghosts that they accommodate:
(The Tenant merely counts as weight,
With Coals and other lumber).
“This is a ‘one-ghost’ house, and you
When you arrived last summer,
May have remarked a Spectre who
Was doing all that Ghosts can do
To welcome the new-comer.
“In Villas this is always done—
However cheaply rented:
For, though of course there’s less of fun
When there is only room for one,
Ghosts have to be contented.
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First published August 31, 2010
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About the author
Lewis Carroll
6,152 books8,494 followersThe Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer.
His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense.
Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses.
He also has works published under his real name.
His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense.
Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses.
He also has works published under his real name.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
June 25, 2017
Great book which brought back memories of reading poetry back in high school. Carroll's mastery of the English language is impressive and encouraging and he is often humorous and thoughtful at the same time.
June 28, 2018
I enjoy reading Phantasmagoria. That is a great story. The rest of the poems in this collection are okay; they’re just not for me.
March 4, 2019
Classic Lewis Carroll. I liked the stories contained in this book.
July 10, 2013
As always, the math lessons are the best:
To calculate 2 + 1:
Start with 3, add 7 and 10,
Multiply by (1000-8)
Divide by 992
Subtract 17.
Brilliant!
To calculate 2 + 1:
Start with 3, add 7 and 10,
Multiply by (1000-8)
Divide by 992
Subtract 17.
Brilliant!
August 28, 2016
Such an entertaining book of wordplay!!!!
May 24, 2018
Great book to read to teach primary readers about prose.
My favourite. . .
"“Oh, when I was a little Ghost,
A merry time had we!
Each seated on his favourite post,
We chumped and chawed the buttered toast
They gave us for our tea.”
“That story is in print!” I cried.
“Don’t say it’s not, because
It’s known as well as Bradshaw’s Guide!”
(The Ghost uneasily replied
He hardly thought it was).
“It’s not in Nursery Rhymes? And yet
I almost think it is—
‘Three little Ghosteses’ were set
‘On posteses,’ you know, and ate
Their ‘buttered toasteses.’
“I have the book; so, if you doubt it—”
I turned to search the shelf.
“Don’t stir!” he cried. “We’ll do without it;
I now remember all about it;
I wrote the thing myself.
“It came out in a ‘Monthly,’ or
At least my agent said it did:
Some literary swell, who saw
It, thought it seemed adapted for
The Magazine he edited.
“My father was a Brownie, Sir;
My mother was a Fairy.
The notion had occurred to her,
The children would be happier,
If they were taught to vary.
“The notion soon became a craze;
And, when it once began, she
Brought us all out in different ways—
One was a Pixy, two were Fays,
Another was a Banshee;
“The Fetch and Kelpie went to school,
And gave a lot of trouble;
Next came a Poltergeist and Ghoul,
And then two Trolls (which broke the rule),
A Goblin, and a Double"
My favourite. . .
"“Oh, when I was a little Ghost,
A merry time had we!
Each seated on his favourite post,
We chumped and chawed the buttered toast
They gave us for our tea.”
“That story is in print!” I cried.
“Don’t say it’s not, because
It’s known as well as Bradshaw’s Guide!”
(The Ghost uneasily replied
He hardly thought it was).
“It’s not in Nursery Rhymes? And yet
I almost think it is—
‘Three little Ghosteses’ were set
‘On posteses,’ you know, and ate
Their ‘buttered toasteses.’
“I have the book; so, if you doubt it—”
I turned to search the shelf.
“Don’t stir!” he cried. “We’ll do without it;
I now remember all about it;
I wrote the thing myself.
“It came out in a ‘Monthly,’ or
At least my agent said it did:
Some literary swell, who saw
It, thought it seemed adapted for
The Magazine he edited.
“My father was a Brownie, Sir;
My mother was a Fairy.
The notion had occurred to her,
The children would be happier,
If they were taught to vary.
“The notion soon became a craze;
And, when it once began, she
Brought us all out in different ways—
One was a Pixy, two were Fays,
Another was a Banshee;
“The Fetch and Kelpie went to school,
And gave a lot of trouble;
Next came a Poltergeist and Ghoul,
And then two Trolls (which broke the rule),
A Goblin, and a Double"
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews