The Hunting of the Raspberry Beret
The Hunting of the Raspberry Beret (An Agony in 8 Fittings) is a nonsense poem by English writer [REDACTED].
The poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from [REDACTED]'s earlier poem "Rubberwookie" in his children's novel "[REDACTED]" (1871).
Narrative
The narrative follows a crew of ten shoppers hunting the Raspberry Beret, which may turn out to be a highly expensive Boojum.
The only crewmember to find the Raspberry Beret quietly vanishes, leading the narrator to explain that the crew member was a known shoplifter and was probably arrested, but who knows?
In the News
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Fiction cross-reference
- Cite Baudrillard or Die
- Ely Raspberries
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Lacuna Beret
- Little Red Corvidae
- O Hatpin! My Hatpin!
- People who wear glass slippers
- Spencerwocky
- The City on the Edge of Raspberries
Nonfiction cross-reference
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Social media
- Post @ Twitter (15 July 2021)