The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll - Illustrated by Tove Jansson

The Hunting of the Snark is a wonderfully illustrated story about the Bellman and his eccentric crew as they follow their quest to catch a most mysterious creature called the Snark.

I've always been a fan of the Moomins, the world that Tove Jansson created is an inspiration to many people. The images accompanying The Hunting of the Snark makes the weird and wonderful story a reality. Each character has been drawn to perfection, the personalities of the crew members becomes immediately obvious at first glance.

In 1959 Tove Jansson (Author & illustrator of the Moomins) originally created these illustrations to accompany 'The Hunting of the Snark' for the Swedish language edition. Then remaining unavailable for over 50 years, Tate Publishing have recreated the book in English with Tove Jansson's inspired images.

This is a great book for a quick read, but you'll come back to read it again and again as you become lost in the world of the Snark.

'Friends, Romans, and countrymen, lend me your ears!'
(they were all of them fond of quotations:
So they drank to his health, and they gave him three cheers,
While he served out additional rations).

'We have sailed for many months, we have sailed for many weeks,
(Four weeks to the month you may mark),
But never as yet ('tis your captain who speaks)
Have we caught the least glimpse of a Snark!

To find out more about this book, or to buy it, please visit Tate Publishing.