The Hunting of the Snark

By: Lewis Carroll

Narrated by: Boris Karloff

But what is a Snark? "Humpty Dumpty's theory, of two meanings packed into one word like a portmanteau, seems to me the right explanation for all."
-Lewis Carroll©2008 Saland Publishing (P)2008 Saland Publishing

Boris Karloff reads Lewis Carroll - perfect!

What made the experience of listening to The Hunting of the Snark the most enjoyable?

Boris Karloff! I mean, seriously, it's Boris freakin' Karloff! He's absolutely perfect for this material; I love his voice.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I don't really have a favorite character; I just love the poem as a whole. It's my favorite work of Lewis Carroll, and it's always been a goal of mine (one I fear I will never achieve) to memorize the whole thing.

What does Boris Karloff bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He's just the perfect voice, with emphasis in all the right places. There's no one else I could imagine to do a better job.

A true classic

A true classic, much like a Bach sonata, short but perfect in form. I truly enjoyed it.

Some parts were skipped

I was very disappointed that some of my favorite lined were skipped in this reading.

Wonderful wacky poem

Boris Karloff is the perfect reader of this amusing and mysterious poetic work.

Delightful, and beats several listens.

Oh What Joy To Own It!

Was there ever a better pairing the Boris Karloff and Lewis Carroll? I say not ever! My memory, though, takes me back to Karloff reading Rudyard Kipling's JUST SO STORIES. That, too, was a masterwork of Spoken Word! If Audible has it, that will be my next purchase! These are the stories my father read us at bedtime. That, and other stories from his childhood: GILGAMESH, THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY random Law Books, all in amusing voices. The REAL GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES! READ TO the children in your life!
Once they get the habit, they will never stop!m