Project Gutenberg 2008-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 447 Dudeney, Henry Ernest 1857 1930 Dudeney, H. E. (Henry Ernest) The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer, Christine D., and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Canterbury Puzzles and Other Curious Problems" by Henry Ernest Dudeney is a collection of mathematical puzzles and riddles written in the early 20th century. The work reflects Dudeney's expertise in puzzle creation and draws inspiration from Geoffrey Chaucer’s "Canterbury Tales," intertwining the themes of travel and inquiry with the allure of problem-solving. It features a variety of engaging puzzles, each designed to challenge the reader's wit and logic. The opening of this intriguing collection presents a preface where Dudeney discusses the art of puzzling, the enjoyment it brings, and the mental exercise it provides. He harmonizes his work with historical references to puzzles, emphasizing their universal appeal throughout history. With examples of various puzzles that are both entertaining and thought-provoking, readers are quickly immersed in a world where wit meets ingenuity. Dudeney encourages participation by inviting readers to solve these cleverly crafted challenges, rich with a narrative that evokes the charm of medieval storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Puzzles Riddles GV Text Browsing: Other 478047 477920 2024-09-12T04:30:44.236856 2023-09-12T08:12:00.101997 text/html text/html 461944 2008-12-27T14:22:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2795640 2021-01-04T13:49:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2882962 2024-09-12T04:31:12.982768 application/epub+zip 2885898 2024-09-12T04:30:55.330792 application/epub+zip 234034 2024-09-12T04:30:45.742923 application/epub+zip 8635716 2024-09-12T04:31:21.821680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8490375 2024-09-12T04:31:03.536787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457699 2022-09-13T03:43:06.236647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357646 357552 2024-09-12T04:30:41.969936 2023-09-12T08:11:58.060956 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 357240 2021-01-04T13:49:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133748 2021-01-04T13:49:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 357254 2021-01-04T13:49:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133696 2021-01-04T13:49:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19907 2024-09-12T04:31:21.990656 application/rdf+xml 20256 2024-09-12T04:30:46.188839 image/jpeg 4490 2024-09-12T04:30:45.964888 image/jpeg 2867579 2024-09-12T04:30:44.661005 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia