PRESS OPINIONS ON "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)
2 . The Pardoner's Puzzle. (2)
3 . The Miller's Puzzle. (2)
4 . The Knight's Puzzle. (2)
5 . The Wife of Bath's Riddles. (2)
6 . The Host's Puzzle. (2)
7 . Clerk of Oxenford's Puzzle.
8 . The Tapiser's Puzzle. (2)
9 . The Carpenter's Puzzle. (2)
10 . The Puzzle of the Squire's Yeoman. (2)
11 . The Nun's Puzzle. (2)
12 . The Merchant's Puzzle. (2)
13 . The Man of Law's Puzzle. (2)
14 . The Weaver's Puzzle. (2)
15 . The Cook's Puzzle. (2)
16 . The Sompnour's Puzzle. (2)
17 . The Monk's Puzzle. (2)
18 . The Shipman's Puzzle. (2)
19 . The Puzzle of the Prioress. (2)
20 . The Puzzle of the Doctor of Physic. (2)
21 . The Ploughman's Puzzle. (2)
22 . The Franklin's Puzzle. (2)
23 . The Squire's Puzzle. (2)
24 . The Friar's Puzzle. (2)
25 . The Parson's Puzzle. (2)
26 . The Haberdasher's Puzzle. (2)
27 . The Dyer's Puzzle. (2)
28 . The Great Dispute between the Friar and the Sompnour. (2)
29 . Chaucer's Puzzle. (2)
30 . The Puzzle of the Canon's Yeoman. (2)
31 . The Manciple's Puzzle. (2)
PUZZLING TIMES AT SOLVAMHALL CASTLE (2)
32 . The Game of Bandy-Ball. (2)
33 . Tilting at the Ring. (2)
34 . The Noble Demoiselle. (2)
35 . The Archery Butt. (2)
36 . The Donjon Keep Window. (2)
37 . The Crescent and the Cross. (2)
38 . The Amulet. (2)
39 . The Snail on the Flagstaff. (2)
40 . Lady Isabel's Casket. (2)
THE MERRY MONKS OF RIDDLEWELL 41 . The Riddle of the Fish-pond.
42 . The Riddle of the Pilgrims. (2)
43 . The Riddle of the Tiled Hearth. (2)
44 . The Riddle of the Sack of Wine.
45 . The Riddle of the Cellarer. (2)
46 . The Riddle of the Crusaders. (2)
47 . The Riddle of St. Edmondsbury. (2)
48 . The Riddle of the Frogs' Ring. (2)
THE STRANGE ESCAPE OF THE KING'S JESTER (2)
49 . The Mysterious Rope. (2)
50 . The Underground Maze. (2)
51 . The Secret Lock. (2)
52 . Crossing the Moat. (2)
53 . The Royal Gardens. (2)
54 . Bridging the Ditch. (2)
THE SQUIRE'S CHRISTMAS PUZZLE PARTY (2)
55 . The Three Teacups. (2)
56 . The Eleven Pennies. (2)
57 . The Christmas Geese. (2)
58 . The Chalked Numbers. (2)
59 . Tasting the Plum Puddings. (2)
60 . Under the Mistletoe Bough. (2)
61 . The Silver Cubes. (2)
THE ADVENTURES OF THE PUZZLE CLUB 62 . The Ambiguous Photograph.
63 . The Cornish Cliff Mystery. (2)
64 . The Runaway Motor-Car. (2)
65 . The Mystery of Ravensdene Park. (2)
66 . The Buried Treasure. (2)
THE PROFESSOR'S PUZZLES 67 . The Coinage Puzzle.
68 . The Postage Stamps Puzzles. (2)
69 . The Frogs and Tumblers. (2)
70 . Romeo and Juliet. (2)
