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About the Author
As one of eleven children, Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) became adept at entertaining himself and his siblings with fantastic stories. Born as Charles Dodgson, Carroll published his stories under a pen name. Carroll is best known for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. His books have become classics that children throughout the world enjoy.
My Notes
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Jabberwocky
by Lewis Carroll
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
5 ‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!’
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
10 Long time the manxome foe he sought – So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood a while in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
15 Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One two! One two! And through and through The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
20 He went galumphing back.
‘And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’ He chortled in his joy.
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