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The Hunting of the Snark

nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll
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The Hunting of the Snark
Henry Holiday · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Hunting of the Snark

Summary

The Hunting of the Snark is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,434 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hunting of the Snark authored Lewis Carroll[3].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's illustrator is recorded as Henry Holiday[5].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's genre is nonsense verse[6].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's Commons category is recorded as The Hunting of the Snark[7].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • The Hunting of the Snark was published on 1876[10].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's has edition or translation is recorded as The Hunting of the Snark[11].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hunting of the Snark'}[12].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '“Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried,'}[13].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '\u2060For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.'}[14].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's form of creative work is recorded as poem[17].
  • The Hunting of the Snark's set in environment is recorded as fictional country[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hunting of the Snark authored Lewis Carroll[3].

Publication

The Hunting of the Snark was published on 1876[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is nonsense verse[6].

Why It Matters

The Hunting of the Snark ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,434 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Lewis Carroll literary work public domain United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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