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Title: The Handbook of Conundrums
Note: Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Summary: "The Handbook of Conundrums" by Edith B. Ordway is a collection of riddles and witty wordplay written in the early 20th century. The text focuses on various forms of conundrums, puns, and riddles, exploring their history and significance across cultures while also engaging readers to challenge their wits. This work blends humor with an intellectual exercise, making it ideal for lovers of language and playful challenges. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of a conundrum as a riddle that typically involves a pun, providing context on their historical and cultural importance. The preface likens the book to a grindstone meant to sharpen the intellect, and the introduction elaborates on the origins of riddles, showcasing their role in ancient societies as markers of wisdom and wit. The ensuing chapters promise a plethora of humorous conundrums categorized into themes like historical, literary, and geographical topics, inviting readers to enjoy the clever interplay of language as they solve each riddle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ordway, Edith B. (Edith Bertha), 1877-1944
EBook No.: 32898
Published: Jun 19, 2010
Downloads: 202
Language: English
Subject: Riddles
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Handbook of Conundrums
Note: Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Handbook of Conundrums" by Edith B. Ordway is a collection of riddles and witty wordplay written in the early 20th century. The text focuses on various forms of conundrums, puns, and riddles, exploring their history and significance across cultures while also engaging readers to challenge their wits. This work blends humor with an intellectual exercise, making it ideal for lovers of language and playful challenges. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of a conundrum as a riddle that typically involves a pun, providing context on their historical and cultural importance. The preface likens the book to a grindstone meant to sharpen the intellect, and the introduction elaborates on the origins of riddles, showcasing their role in ancient societies as markers of wisdom and wit. The ensuing chapters promise a plethora of humorous conundrums categorized into themes like historical, literary, and geographical topics, inviting readers to enjoy the clever interplay of language as they solve each riddle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ordway, Edith B. (Edith Bertha), 1877-1944
EBook No.: 32898
Published: Jun 19, 2010
Downloads: 202
Language: English
Subject: Riddles
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.