Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

This collection gathers Carroll's serious and comic verse. The title poem is a humorous tale of a young man visited by a talkative ghost who is anxious about his own profession. Other poems include parodies, light verse and some more thoughtful pieces. The book shows the wit and sense of rhythm found in the Alice books, along with a quieter, sometimes wistful side of his writing. It is a good introduction to his work outside the better-known stories.