Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

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ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you.Phantasmagoria and Other Poems (1869) is a collection of poems by Lewis Carroll. In A Valentine, the poet has discussed howlove and friendship transcends distance, while in Phantasmagoria he outlines the rules of behaviour for ghosts. The Lang Coortin,' The Four Riddles, and Size and Tears are also part of this collection.To find more titles in your format, Search in Books using EasyRead and the size of the font that makes reading easier and more enjoyable for you.

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Item number (ASIN): 1427030553
Author: Lewis Carroll
Dewey Decimal Number: 821
Edition: EasyRead Edition
Format: Large Print
ISBN: 1427030553
Manufacturer: ReadHowYouWant
Number Of Pages: 92
Package Dimensions: 21 x 600 x 900 (hundredths-inches)
Publication Date: August 8, 2008
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Release Date: August 8, 2008
Binding: Paperback

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Average Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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- I'm Not Educated Enough To Understand It
I love Lewis Carroll's work, but sometimes I just have no freaking clue what he's talking about. I experienced this sensation of vagueness a few times during my reading of the Sylvie and Bruno books, but I felt it most while reading some of the poems in Phantasmagoria. But what I could understand I really enjoyed. I really loved Hiawatha's Photographing, Melancholetta, Size and Tears, and The Lang Coortin', although some of these poems have strangely inconclusive endings. It's interesting to see Carroll's last poem in this book, Fame's Penny Trumpet, where he's really, really mad at academic big-wigs. Make sure you read Alice before even attempting to read this.

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- Vintage Carroll enhanced by Frost's art and Gardner's notes
This book has woodcuts by Arthur B. Frost that capture the humor of Carroll's poem perfectly. Martin Gardner has provided a short introduction with letters from Carroll to Frost regarding the art and to a friend with regards to para-psychological phenomena. He also provides notes for obscure words or puns. Frost and Gardner are what makes this the version of Carroll's Phantasmagoria you should read.The poem itself is a conversation between a man of 42 and a less than adept ghost. Among the things learned are the 5 rules of behavior for a ghost, the housing requirements for a ghost etc. Carroll's vintage humor is expressed in a narrative poem of seven cantos using verses of five rhymed lines. The poetry is well written - the rhymes are not forced but natural, the humor relatively subtle.This book justifies its being in the series "Literary Classics".

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- We're talking the best of Carrol here.
This poem, writen in five line verses, ranks right up there with Alice in Wonderland. The poetry of Homer with the wit of Dr. Suess. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes poetry in any form.

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- GREAT STUFF!!
This is great verse if you like Lewis Carroll. It sounds great as beat poetry, too!!