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Phantasmagoria and Other Poems [Kindle Edition]

Lewis Carroll (Author)
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, was an author, a mathematician, a clergyman, and a photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, The Hunting of the Snark, and Jabberwocky. Alice in Wonderland made him substantial sums of money, but he never abandoned his lectureship in mathematics at Christ Church College, Oxford. His work continues to entertain and amaze both children and adults.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 85 KB
  • Print Length: 109 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1846373263
  • Publisher: Public Domain Books (1 Sep 1996)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B000JQUOMY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,543 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is MacMillan's first miniature edition of "Phantasmagoria and Other Poems" that was first published in 1869. It is attractive as any of MacMillan's miniature editions are, with a gilt title to spine, top edge and vignette in the front cover and, being Carroll's, plentiful illustrations throughout. None as splendid as the standard editions but these miniatures probably are easier to read from as they fit nicely into your palm.

However, the title may be misleading for those looking for an edition of a poetry collection published in 1869 with the same title. It seems that MacMillan never published that work again since. (This makes sense because its content was split up to form parts of two other separate collections: "Rhyme? and Reason?" and "Three Sunsets and Other Poems".) The miniature "Phantasmagoria and Other Poems" is basically "Rhyme? and Reason?" without "The Hunting of the Snark".
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This was a surprising book, and for someone who really only looked at his more strange work it was a real eye-opener. And it's free!

I was unaware of the clear and effective style that the author could achieve and I am pleased to have read this. Reassuring!

It's a must-have!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
We're talking the best of Carrol here. 14 Sep 1999
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Format:Paperback
This poem, writen in five line verses, ranks right up there with Alice in Wonderland. The poetry of Homer with the wit of Dr. Suess. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes poetry in any form.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Vintage Carroll enhanced by Frost's art and Gardner's notes 30 Sep 2000
By M. J. Smith - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This book has woodcuts by Arthur B. Frost that capture the humor of Carroll's poem perfectly. Martin Gardner has provided a short introduction with letters from Carroll to Frost regarding the art and to a friend with regards to para-psychological phenomena. He also provides notes for obscure words or puns. Frost and Gardner are what makes this the version of Carroll's Phantasmagoria you should read.

The poem itself is a conversation between a man of 42 and a less than adept ghost. Among the things learned are the 5 rules of behavior for a ghost, the housing requirements for a ghost etc. Carroll's vintage humor is expressed in a narrative poem of seven cantos using verses of five rhymed lines. The poetry is well written - the rhymes are not forced but natural, the humor relatively subtle.

This book justifies its being in the series "Literary Classics".

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I'm Not Educated Enough To Understand It 18 Feb 2007
By theboombody - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I love Lewis Carroll's work, but sometimes I just have no freaking clue what he's talking about. I experienced this sensation of vagueness a few times during my reading of the Sylvie and Bruno books, but I felt it most while reading some of the poems in Phantasmagoria.

But what I could understand I really enjoyed. I really loved Hiawatha's Photographing, Melancholetta, Size and Tears, and The Lang Coortin', although some of these poems have strangely inconclusive endings. It's interesting to see Carroll's last poem in this book, Fame's Penny Trumpet, where he's really, really mad at academic big-wigs.

Make sure you read Alice before even attempting to read this.
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