The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems. Henry Ernest Dudeney

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664653925

Table of Contents

       PREFACE

       INTRODUCTION

       THE CANTERBURY PUZZLES

       8 .— The Tapiser's Puzzle.

       9 .— The Carpenter's Puzzle.

       10 .— The Puzzle of the Squire's Yeoman.

       11 .— The Nun's Puzzle.

       12 .— The Merchant's Puzzle.

       13 .— The Man of Law's Puzzle.

       14 .— The Weaver's Puzzle.

       15 .— The Cook's Puzzle.

       16 .— The Sompnour's Puzzle.

       17 .— The Monk's Puzzle.

       18 .— The Shipman's Puzzle.

       19 .— The Puzzle of the Prioress.

       20 .— The Puzzle of the Doctor of Physic.

       21 .— The Ploughman's Puzzle.

       22 .— The Franklin's Puzzle.

       23 .— The Squire's Puzzle.

       24 .— The Friar's Puzzle.

       25 .— The Parson's Puzzle.

       26 .— The Haberdasher's Puzzle.

       27 .— The Dyer's Puzzle.

       28 .— The Great Dispute between the Friar and the Sompnour.

       29 .— Chaucer's Puzzle.

       30 .— The Puzzle of the Canon's Yeoman.

       31 .— The Manciple's Puzzle.

       PUZZLING TIMES AT SOLVAMHALL CASTLE

       32 .— The Game of Bandy-Ball.

       33 .— Tilting at the Ring.

       34 .— The Noble Demoiselle.

       35 .— The Archery Butt.

       36 .— The Donjon Keep Window.

       37 .— The Crescent and the Cross.

       38 .— The Amulet.

       39 .— The Snail on the Flagstaff.

       40 .— Lady Isabel's Casket.

       THE MERRY MONKS OF RIDDLEWELL

       41 .— The Riddle of the Fish-pond.

       42 .— The Riddle of the Pilgrims.

       43 .— The Riddle of the Tiled Hearth.

       44 .— The Riddle of the Sack Wine.

       45 .— The Riddle of the Cellarer.

       46 .— The Riddle of the Crusaders.

       47 .— The Riddle of St. Edmondsbury.

       48 .— The Riddle of the Frogs' Ring.

       THE STRANGE ESCAPE OF THE KING'S JESTER.

       49 .— The Mysterious Rope.

       50 .— The Underground Maze.

       51 .— The Secret Lock.

       52 .—