This is a cryptogram puzzle.
Below is some text; each section of the original text ('plaintext') is followed by an encoded version of that text (the 'ciphertext').
Your challenge is to explain the encoding for each section.
Most of the ciphers are 'pen-and-paper', meaning that you don't need a computer to decode them; but for at least one of them you will probably need help from your computer (unless you have a lot of patience to go with your pen and paper). Some of them are easier than others. :)
You may find the Rumkin.com cipher tools useful, also cryptii.com. Also you might find this post here on Puzzling.SE useful: What characteristics of a ciphertext can be indicators of a particular cipher?
Plaintext - "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll, fit 8:
0: Title
Fit the Eighth
The VanishinghthgiE eht tiF
Gur Inavfuvat
1.
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;
They pursued it with forks and hope;
They threatened its life with a railway-share;
They charmed it with smiles and soap.Moif mbnouz wy ppxz ghzwusiz, nuxg fuilaa ml jikr vhvl;
Nuxg cafxnlh ag wzda msyef tvq ncux;
Alwl tybxhxlhrw qgy znyl aagh r btppdul-lpnxs;
Yalc uuaiwxk ma qvmp fswqxz efq sfki.
2.
They shuddered to think that the chase might fail,
And the Beaver, excited at last,
Went bounding along on the tip of its tail,
For the daylight was nearly past.Tdam eto f ilste txtnh twse s,edtop,aeet gn,lnnioh
uicaeiW aes.eh vabgo lr ht esit
s adkalBenlildnh tiAr uo Fgyhh fhc,gethatr
te a n yayothd ad trtpdnhi teati
3.
"There is Thingumbob shouting!" the Bellman said,
"He is shouting like mad, only hark!
He is waving his hands, he is wagging his head,
He has certainly found a Snark!"
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4.
They gazed in delight, while the Butcher exclaimed
"He was always a desperate wag!"
They beheld him—their Baker—their hero unnamed—
On the top of a neighbouring crag,Lwpf ktstw wp pjztubz, lyczp alx Tnfpiqi sazugmqjr
"Ss ztk quccdk p noevbazap dez!"
Lxxe oqaswb bqw—dastu Utdtd—miqcu sodc vjfpisg—
Pf cbr vgg iq y mkmxahflvofw vjcs,
5.
Erect and sublime, for one moment of time,
In the next, that wild figure they saw
(As if stung by a spasm) plunge into a chasm,
While they waited and listened in awe.. .-. . -.-. - / .- -. -.. / ... ..- -... .-.. .. -- . --..-- / ..-. --- .-. / --- -. . / -- --- -- . -. - / --- ..-. / - .. -- . --..-- .-.-.. / .. -. / - .... . / -. . -..- - --..-- / - .... .- - / .-- .. .-.. -.. / ..-. .. --. ..- .-. . / - .... . -.-- / ... .- .-- .-.-.. -.--. .- ... / .. ..-. / ... - ..- -. --. / -... -.-- / .- / ... .--. .- ... -- -.--.- / .--. .-.. ..- -. --. . / .. -. - --- / .- / -.-. .... .- ... -- --..-- .-.-.. / .-- .... .. .-.. . / - .... . -.-- / .-- .- .. - . -.. / .- -. -.. / .-.. .. ... - . -. . -.. / .. -. / .- .-- . .-.-.-
6.
"It's a Snark!" was the sound that first came to their ears,
And seemed almost too good to be true.
Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:
Then the ominous words "It's a Boo—""KV'V V RGWZX!" GXI SPN UQCOA UKJY NDZBB RWDJ CW FNKBT ARXR,
ELN AJKPDV HHDSNJ FLZ WKQY AP QO IXBK.
GZLG XSZJWKKY Y RQAXHSD SU MMKQJZNZ GSF HNKNTG:
BVHS DCQ TAARIJT XSEFI "VI'V D VJN—"
7.
Then, silence. Some fancied they heard in the air
A weary and wandering sigh
That sounded like "-jum!" but the others declare
It was only a breeze that went 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8.
They hunted till darkness came on, but they found
Not a button, or feather, or mark,
By which they could tell that they stood on the ground
Where the Baker had met with the Snark.Moif bhgbrj hnes hsekeolz gyty bg, fxm bspb ffeah
Fgv a nyhgph, hk miyyvye, re atrl,
Vr pvvqy yler jslzu fecv ufwa bjlr zxmqr iy wai rchbnw
Poipw mvs Eoxxy lgu ayg zeal klx Zrbru.
9.
In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away—
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.In the midst of the word he was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He had softly and suddenly vanished away—
For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.
Feedback / constructive comments / suggestions on the puzzle and the ciphers themselves are welcome, as well as actual answers. Partial answers are welcome, in the spirit of teamwork.