Lewis Carroll gives "1872" as the date of publication.) Its somewhat darker mood possibly reflects changes in Dodgson's life. His father's death in 1868 plunged him into a depression that lasted some years. In 1876, Dodgson produced his next great work, "The Hunting of the Snark", a fantastical "nonsense" poem exploring the adventures of a bizarre crew of nine tradesmen and one beaver, who set off to find the snark. It received largely mixed reviews from Carroll's contemporary reviewers, but was enormously popular with the public, having been reprinted seventeen times between 1876 and 1908, and has seen various adaptations into musicals,
Hunting the Hun the Hun! First you go get a gun Then you look for a Hun Then you start on the run for the son of a gun You can always make them pain Let them know there's going to be a pinochle game They come over the top with a pip and a hop Then your work is done When they first show their face Crump 'em with a mace That's the game called Hunting the Hun!" </poem> Hunting the Hun "Hunting the Hun" is the name of a war song that was popular during World War I. It was performed