piThe Hunting of the Snarki 1876 is a poem by Lewis Carroll. Filled with many of the portmanteau words developed for his poem Jabberwocky, iThe Hunting of the Snarki is a delightfully strange tale of mystery and adventure. Often read as an allegory for everything from tuberculosis to the endless quest for happiness itself, iThe Hunting of the Snarki, much like the Snark itself, refuses all description. 'Just the place for a Snark!' the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. Driven more by rhyme than reason, the adventure opens iin medias resi, introducing its varied crew of men and beasts of questionable use a Boots, a Barrister, a Broker, a maker of Bonnets and Hoods, a Billiard-maker, a Banker, and, of course, a Beaver. Sailors all, they sail into the unknown. The Snark they search for may not be a Snark, could be a Boojum, and may very well be deadly. Intrepid and wisely foolish, they set out to