"Much fruitless speculation has been spent over supposed hidden meanings in Lewis Carroll's Hunting of the Snark. The inclination to search for these was strictly natural, though the search was destined to fail."
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The Snark's Significance, Academy, 29 January 1898.
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Henry Holiday
Henry Holiday (17 June 1839 – 15 April 1927) was an English painter and illustrator. He illustrated The Hunting of the Snark.
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