Snark (Lewis Carroll) with chasms and crags, very distant from England. On the same island may also be found other creatures such as the jubjub and bandersnatch. The snark is a peculiar creature that cannot be captured in a commonplace way. Above all, courage is required during a snark hunt. The most common method is to seek it with thimbles, care, forks, and hope. One may also "threaten its life with a railway share" or "charm it with smiles and soap". Snark (Lewis Carroll) The snark is a fictional animal species created by Lewis Carroll in his nonsense poem "The Hunting of the
A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford of Lewis Carroll has been sourced to paintings: "The White Knight echoes Millais's "Sir Isumbras at the Ford". " A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford (1857) is a painting by John Everett Millais depicting a medieval knight helping two young peasant children over a swollen river. The children are carrying heavy burdens of wood for winter fuel. Though the title refers to the medieval poem "Sir Isumbras", the painting does not illustrate a scene from the original text. However Millais's friend, the writer Tom Taylor, wrote