Dramatic, suspenseful and fun English narration of Jabberwocky.

Lauren Smith

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Description

As a young girl, I fell in love with Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem, Jabberwocky. It is a joy to read out loud and have some fun with. The sheer genius and quirky descriptiveness inspired me to record my version of it here.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Accents

British (General)

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
Jabberwocky By Lewis Carroll TWIST Drilling and the slightly toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borough Gov's and the mome Rath says outgrabe. Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite the claws that catch Beware the judge a bird and shun the fru Meus Bandersnatch He took his for apple sword in hand. Long time the Manx info he sought so rested he by the tum tum tree and stood awhile in thought And as in a fish thought he stood The Jabberwock with eyes of flame came which flowing through the Tonle G wood and burbled as it came. 1212 And through and through the bottle blade went snicker snack He left it dead and with its head he went galumphing back And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my Beamish boy! Oh, for Rob! Just day Kalu Calais He cha totaled in his joy Twas brill ihg and the slightly toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe All mimsy were the borough groves and the mom rats outgrabe