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    Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
    Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
    Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
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    Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

    By Lewis Carroll and Mint Editions

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    With satire, adventure, and imagination, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems explores subjects such as the supernatural, love, friendship, and nature. Featuring sixteen of Lewis Carroll’s poems, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems has something to appeal to everyone. Among this collection is A Sea Dirge, in which the speaker, equipped with evocative figurative language, explains their contempt for the sea. In Echoes, a young girl discloses her encounter with a ghost. With precise diction, A Game of Fives takes the form of a nursery rhyme as the poem follows five girls as they age, mapping their changing relationship and value to society. At the height of Carroll’s use of satire and humor, A Valentine is dedicated to a friend that was concerned that Carroll had not been sad enough when he was away. With wit and decorated lyricism, Carroll replies to his concern. The title poem in Phantasmagoria and Other Poems is known as Carroll’s longest piece of poetry, and has been hailed as a fan favorite. Following an odd man named Tibbets, Phantasmagoria tells the tale of a man getting candid with the ghost that haunts him. Presented as a narrative discussion, Tibbets asks the ghost why they are haunting him, prompting the ghost to tell all the responsibilities a ghost has. Haunting is the ghost’s new job, and they must toe the company line unless they want to answer to the king of the dead.

    With a meta and whimsical approach, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems explores adventurous stories, the supernatural, and relationships. Soaked with satire and imagination, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems is an entertaining, approachable experience with poetry. Each poem delights with dazzling word play and rhythm as it uses accessible language and strong imagery, crafting poetry that is easy for a wide audience to enjoy.

    Now presented in a readable font and redesigned with an eye-catching new cover, Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll is the perfect companion for anyone searching for an escape.

    Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.

    With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMint Editions
    Release dateDec 8, 2020
    ISBN9781513274041
    Phantasmagoria and Other Poems
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    Lewis Carroll

    Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, in 1871. Considered a master of the genre of literary nonsense, he is renowned for his ingenious wordplay and sense of logic, and his highly original vision.

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    • 2/5
      I found this little gem at a garage sale a week before Halloween. I approached it with high hopes that synchronicity was at play. The poem "Phantasmagoria" - said to be Carroll's longest - unfortunately was more whimsical than mysterious. I got very little out of the other poems. Illustrations were interesting, but overall, I was disappointed. Understandable why this is not one of Lewis Carroll's better known works.
    • 3/5
      --received at part of librarything's early review system--Well. I guess there's a reason everyone knows the jabberwocky and no one knows these. The title piece is fun, and worth a read, but the rest varies between bitter, flat, and both bitter and flat.
    • 5/5
      An absolutely charming collection of poems by Lewis Carroll; best known for his Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass books. I especially enjoyed his Phantasmagoria, Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur, and Fame's Penny-Trumpet. Thoroughly recommended for lovers of poetry and for those who enjoyed Alice in Wonderland and the variety of little poems he sneaks into that book as well.

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    Phantasmagoria and Other Poems - Lewis Carroll

    PHANTASMAGORIA, IN SEVEN CANTOS

    Canto I

    THE TRYSTYNG

    One winter night, at half-past nine,

    Cold, tired, and cross, and muddy,

    I had come home, too late to dine,

    And supper, with cigars and wine,

    Was waiting in the study.

    There was a strangeness in the room,

    And Something white and wavy

    Was standing near me in the gloom—

    I took it for the carpet-broom

    Left by that careless slavey.

    But presently the Thing began

    To shiver and to sneeze:

    On which I said "Come, come, my man!

    That’s a most inconsiderate plan.

    Less noise there, if you please!"

    I’ve caught a cold, the Thing replies,

    Out there upon the landing.

    I turned to look in some surprise,

    And there, before my very eyes,

    A little Ghost was standing!

    He trembled when he caught my eye,

    And got behind a chair.

    How came you here, I said, "and why?

    I never saw a thing so shy.

    Come out! Don’t shiver there!"

    He said "I’d gladly tell you how,

    And also tell you why;

    But" (here he gave a little bow)

    "You’re in so bad a temper now,

    You’d think it all a lie.

    "And as to being in a fright,

    Allow me to remark

    That Ghosts have just as good a right

    In every way, to fear the light,

    As Men to fear the dark."

    No plea, said I, "can well excuse

    Such cowardice in you:

    For Ghosts can visit when they choose,

    Whereas we Humans ca’n’t refuse

    To grant the interview."

    He said "A flutter of alarm

    Is not unnatural, is it?

    I really feared you meant some harm:

    But, now I see that you are calm,

    Let me explain my visit.

    "Houses are classed, I beg to state,

    According to the number

    Of Ghosts that they accommodate:

    (The Tenant merely counts as weight,

    With Coals and other lumber).

    "This is a ‘one-ghost’ house, and you

    When you arrived last summer,

    May have remarked a Spectre who

    Was doing all that Ghosts can do

    To welcome the new-comer.

    "In Villas this is always done—

    However cheaply rented:

    For, though of course there’s less of fun

    When there is only room for one,

    Ghosts have to be contented.

    "That Spectre left you on the Third—

    Since then you’ve not been haunted:

    For, as he never sent us word,

    ’Twas quite by accident we heard

    That any one was wanted.

    "A Spectre has first choice, by right,

    In filling up a vacancy;

    Then Phantom, Goblin, Elf, and Sprite—

    If all these fail them, they invite

    The nicest Ghoul that they can see.

    "The Spectres said the place was low,

    And that you kept bad wine:

    So, as a Phantom had to go,

    And I was first, of course, you know,

    I couldn’t well decline."

    No doubt, said I, "they settled who

    Was fittest to be sent

    Yet still to choose a brat like you,

    To haunt a man of forty-two,

    Was no great compliment!"

    I’m not so young, Sir, he replied,

    "As you might think. The fact is,

    In caverns by the water-side,

    And other places that I’ve tried,

    I’ve had a lot of practice:

    "But I have never taken yet

    A strict domestic part,

    And in my flurry I forget

    The Five Good Rules of Etiquette

    We have to know by heart."

    My sympathies were warming fast

    Towards the little fellow:

    He was so utterly aghast

    At having found a Man at last,

    And looked so scared and yellow.

    At least, I said, "I’m glad to find

    A Ghost is not a dumb thing!

    But pray sit down: you’ll feel inclined

    (If, like myself, you have not dined)

    To take a snack of something:

    "Though, certainly, you don’t appear

    A thing to offer food to!

    And then I shall be glad to hear—

    If you will say them loud and clear—

    The Rules that you allude to."

    "Thanks!

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