The Curious History of the Riddle Solve Over 250 Riddles, from the Riddle of the Sphinx to Harry Potter - Puzzlecraft

Part history book, part puzzle book, The Curious History of the Riddle is fully illustrated with over 250 riddles interspersed throughout the text for solving, so get ready to put on your thinking cap!The Curious History of the Riddle investigates the fascinating origin and history of the riddle, from the very first riddle (the Riddle of the Sphinx) to the twenty-first century, with riddles found in pop culture, including movies, books, and video games.  Riddles are ageless, timeless, and so common that we hardly ever reflect upon what they are and how they originated. Riddles come in all languages and from all eras of human history, making them a truly "curious" history. In The Curious History of the Riddle, puzzle expert Marcel Danesi delves deep into the riddle's origin and offers a concise snapshot of riddles throughout time-from the Riddle of the Sphinx, to the riddles in Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack and Lewis Carroll's Alice books, to those found in the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings book series, and much more-covering these fascinating topics:

ISBN:	9781577151982
Publisher:	Wellfleet Press
Imprint:	Wellfleet Press
Published date:	26 May 2020
DEWEY:	398.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	152
Weight:	410g
Height:	191mm
Width:	217mm
Spine width:	13mm

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