The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems
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- THE CANTERBURY PUZZLES
- THE CANTERBURY PUZZLES
- AND OTHER CURIOUS PROBLEMS
- HENRY ERNEST DUDENEY
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTRODUCTION
- THE CANTERBURY PUZZLES
- 1.—The Reve's Puzzle.
- 2.—The Pardoner's Puzzle.
- 3.—The Miller's Puzzle.
- 4.—The Knight's Puzzle.
- 5.—The Wife of Bath's Riddles.
- 6.—The Host's Puzzle.
- 7.—The Clerk of Oxenford's Puzzle.
- 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.—Crossing the Moat.
- 53.—The Royal Gardens.
- 54.—Bridging the Ditch.
- THE SQUIRE'S CHRISTMAS PUZZLE PARTY
- 55.—The Three Teacups.
- 56.—The Eleven Pennies.
- 57.—The Christmas Geese.
- 58.—The Chalked Numbers.
- 59.—Tasting the Plum Puddings.
- 60.—Under the Mistletoe Bough.
- 61.—The Silver Cubes.
- Adventures of the Puzzle Club
- 62.—The Ambiguous Photograph.
- 63.—The Cornish Cliff Mystery.
- 64.—The Runaway Motor-Car.
- 65.—The Mystery of Ravensdene Park.
- 66.—The Buried Treasure.
- THE PROFESSOR'S PUZZLES
- 67.—The Coinage Puzzle.
- 68.—The Postage Stamps Puzzles.
- 69.—The Frogs and Tumblers.
- 70.—Romeo and Juliet.
- 71.—Romeo's Second Journey.
- 72.—The Frogs who would a-wooing go.
- MISCELLANEOUS PUZZLES 73.—The Game of Kayles.
- 74.—The Broken Chessboard.
- 75.—The Spider and the Fly.
- 76.—The Perplexed Cellarman.
- 77.—Making a Flag.
- 78.—Catching the Hogs.
- 79.—The Thirty-one Game.
- 80.—The Chinese Railways.
- 81.—The Eight Clowns.
- 82.—The Wizard's Arithmetic.
- 83.—The Ribbon Problem.
- 84.—The Japanese Ladies and the Carpet.
- 85.—Captain Longbow and the Bears.
- 86.—The English Tour.
- 87.—The Chifu-Chemulpo Puzzle.
- 88.—The Eccentric Market-woman.
- 89.—The Primrose Puzzle.
- 90.—The Round Table.
- 91.—The Five Tea Tins.
- 92.—The Four Porkers.
- 93.—The Number Blocks.
- 94.—Foxes and Geese.
- 95.—Robinson Crusoe's Table.
- 96.—The Fifteen Orchards.
- 97.—The Perplexed Plumber.
- 98.—The Nelson Column.
- 99.—The Two Errand Boys.
- 100.—On the Ramsgate Sands.
- 101.—The Three Motor-Cars.
- 102.—A Reversible Magic Square.
- 103.—The Tube Railway.
- 104.—The Skipper and the Sea-Serpent.
- 105.—The Dorcas Society.
- 106.—The Adventurous Snail.
- 107.—The Four Princes.
- 108.—Plato and the Nines.
- 109.—Noughts and Crosses.
- 110.—Ovid's Game.
- 111.—The Farmer's Oxen.
- 112.—The Great Grangemoor Mystery.
- 113.—Cutting a Wood Block.
- 114.—The Tramps and the Biscuits.
- SOLUTIONS
- 1.—The Reve's Puzzle.
- 2.—The Pardoner's Puzzle.
- 3.—The Miller's Puzzle.
- 4.—The Knight's Puzzle.
- 5.—The Wife of Bath's Riddles.
- 6.—The Host's Puzzle.
- 7.—Clerk of Oxenford's Puzzle.
- 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 of 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.—Crossing the Moat.
- 53.—The Royal Gardens.
- 54.—Bridging the Ditch.
- THE SQUIRE'S CHRISTMAS PUZZLE PARTY
- 55.—The Three Teacups.
- 56.—The Eleven Pennies.
- 57.—The Christmas Geese.
- 58.—The Chalked Numbers.
- 59.—Tasting the Plum Puddings.
- 60.—Under the Mistletoe Bough.
- 61.—The Silver Cubes.
- THE ADVENTURES OF THE PUZZLE CLUB 62.—The Ambiguous Photograph.
- 63.—The Cornish Cliff Mystery.
- 64.—The Runaway Motor-Car.
- 65.—The Mystery of Ravensdene Park.
- 66.—The Buried Treasure.
- THE PROFESSOR'S PUZZLES 67.—The Coinage Puzzle.
- 68.—The Postage Stamps Puzzles.
- 69.—The Frogs and Tumblers.
- 70.—Romeo and Juliet.
- 71.—Romeo's Second Journey.
- 72.—The Frogs who would a-wooing go.
- 73.—The Game of Kayles.
- 74.—The Broken Chessboard.
- 75.—The Spider and the Fly.
- 76.—The Perplexed Cellarman.
- 77.—Making a Flag.
- 78.—Catching the Hogs.
- 79.—The Thirty-one Game.
- 80.—The Chinese Railways.
- 81.—The Eight Clowns.
- 82.—The Wizard's Arithmetic.
- 83.—The Ribbon Problem.
- 84.—The Japanese Ladies and the Carpet.
- 85.—Captain Longbow and the Bears.
- 86.—The English Tour.
- 87.—The Chifu-Chemulpo Puzzle.
- 88.—The Eccentric Market-woman.
- 89.—The Primrose Puzzle.
- 90.—The Round Table.
- 91.—The Five Tea Tins.
- 92.—The Four Porkers.
- 93.—The Number Blocks.
- 94.—Foxes and Geese.
- 95.—Robinson Crusoe's Table.
- 96.—The Fifteen Orchards.
- 97.—The Perplexed Plumber.
- 98.—The Nelson Column.
- 99.—The Two Errand Boys.
- 100.—On the Ramsgate Sands.
- 101.—The Three Motor-Cars.
- 102.—A Reversible Magic Square.
- 103.—The Tube Railway.
- 104.—The Skipper and the Sea-Serpent.
- 105.—The Dorcas Society.
- 106.—The Adventurous Snail.
- 107.—The Four Princes.
- 108.—Plato and the Nines.
- 109.—Noughts and Crosses.
- 110.—Ovid's Game.
- 111.—The Farmer's Oxen.
- 112.—The Great Grangemoor Mystery.
- 113.—Cutting a Wood Block.
- 114.—The Tramps and the Biscuits.
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