Project Gutenberg 2010-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 436 Ordway, Edith B. (Edith Bertha) 1877 1944 Ordway, Edith Bertha The Handbook of Conundrums 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) "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.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32898/32898-h/images/cover.jpg en Riddles PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 287532 287541 2024-09-14T04:57:13.072647 2023-09-14T09:49:13.228446 text/html text/html 291043 2021-01-06T18:40:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170235 2021-01-06T18:40:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 184196 2024-09-14T04:57:19.337649 application/epub+zip 186037 2024-09-14T04:57:14.077665 application/epub+zip 164904 2024-09-14T04:57:13.548644 application/epub+zip 297874 2024-09-14T04:57:23.278644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257743 2024-09-14T04:57:18.777644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237139 2022-09-15T06:47:41.703941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204396 204205 2024-09-14T04:57:11.753697 2023-09-14T09:49:11.792431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 204179 2021-01-06T18:40:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78243 2021-01-06T18:40:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 204172 2021-01-06T18:40:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78213 2021-01-06T18:40:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19816 2024-09-14T04:57:23.417592 application/rdf+xml 18080 2024-09-14T04:57:13.658665 image/jpeg 2443 2024-09-14T04:57:13.603675 image/jpeg 170185 2024-09-14T04:57:13.095645 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