The Torquemada Puzzle Book
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The Torquemada Puzzle Book
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Author : Edward Powys Mathers
language : en
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Release Date : 1934
The Torquemada Puzzle Book written by Edward Powys Mathers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Puzzles categories.
Cain S Jawbone The Torquemada Puzzle Book
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Author : Edward Powys Mathers
language : en
Publisher: Camelot Editora
Release Date : 2023-06-30
Cain S Jawbone The Torquemada Puzzle Book written by Edward Powys Mathers and has been published by Camelot Editora this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with categories.
Published by the British author Edward Powys Mathers, under the pseudonym of Torquemada, this literary puzzle is considered to be the hardest in the world. As you read and analyze each part of this intriguing plot, the reader finds himself immersed in an investigative and challenging suspense and is encouraged to use logic and analyze the details, in order to become a true detective. Who are the victims? And the killers? This unique novel invites you to discover. Six mysterious murder crimes and their respectiveexecutors. A series of clues and riddles carefully hidden in parts of a randomly printed plot, and only one correct order out of millions of combinations to reveal the real culprits and solve the mystery. This is the proposal of the police thriller Cain's Jawbone, by Edward Powys Mathers, whose work won the public's attention due to the incredibly enigmatic content that, almost ninety years later, reignited the fascination of readers from all around the world.
The Torquemada Puzzle Book
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language : en
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Release Date : 1934
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Cain S Jawbone
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Author : Edward Powys Mathers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11
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Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations... but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery? 'If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it.' The Daily Telegraph In 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible - through logic and intelligent reading - to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers. Only three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain's Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks? Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted. 'A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit.' Literary Review
The Torquemada Puzzle Book A Miscellany Cain S Jawbone A Torquemada Mystery Novel
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Author : Torquemada (pseud. [i.e. Edward Powys Mathers.])
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934
The Torquemada Puzzle Book A Miscellany Cain S Jawbone A Torquemada Mystery Novel written by Torquemada (pseud. [i.e. Edward Powys Mathers.]) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with categories.
The Cain S Jawbone Book Of Crosswords
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Author : Edward Powys Mathers
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2023-09-21
The Cain S Jawbone Book Of Crosswords written by Edward Powys Mathers and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-21 with Games & Activities categories.
“If you’re ready for an extra-hard, old-time challenge, have at it!”-- Will Shortz From the creator and publisher behind the viral sensation Cain's Jawbone: A Very Novel Mystery, is a collection of 112 difficult cryptic crossword puzzles. Before Edward Powys Mathers wrote the world's most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle, he was a cryptic crossword creator. Under his pseudonym "Torquemada", his puzzles would taunt readers for days. He created his first cryptic crossword puzzle in 1924 and went on to set them for the Saturday Westminster and the Observer for the next 15 years. His true identity was only revealed when he died in 1939. As well as earning the reputation for setting the world's toughest crosswords, Torquemada - or 'Torq' as he was often referred to - was also delightfully creative: with many puzzles written in perfectly constructed verse, or delivered as mini-narratives to their solvers. There's even a version where the clues are knock-knock jokes. For many years cryptic crosswords were simply known as puzzles in the 'Torquemada style'. This selection of Torquemada's best crosswords was originally published in 1942 and contains three short accounts of Torquemada's life and achievements, including one by his widow, R.C. Mathers as well as a foreword by the crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times, Will Shortz. The successful revival of Cain's Jawbone has inspired a new generation of puzzle solvers. Here then is the next challenge for Torquemada's fans - dare you take it on?
Cain S Jawbone
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Author : Edward Powys Mathers
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2021-07-08
Cain S Jawbone written by Edward Powys Mathers and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-08 with Games & Activities categories.
Over half a million copies sold Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations… but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada’s murder mystery? In 1934, the Observer’s cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible – through logic and intelligent reading – to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers. Dare you take it on? Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.
Words Gone Wild
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Author : Jim Bernhard
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Release Date : 2010-06-01
Words Gone Wild written by Jim Bernhard and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-01 with Reference categories.
Chock-full of jokes and entertaining twists of the tongue, this lighthearted but scholarly guide to humorous language is a sure?re hit with word lovers. The examples are entertainingly bawdy, with a delightful narrative voice in word sleuth and author, Jim Bernhard. He provides examples and puzzles, teaching a smidgen of historical and etymological scholarship, but above all, amusing his audience. Puns from Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, the Bible, George S. Kaufman, and Groucho Marx vie for attention with comical spoonerisms, droll malapropisms, witty anagrams, and humorous palindromes—plus original material by the author—including limericks, clerihews, crossword puzzles, acrostic puzzles, tonguetwisters, and other kinds of word play. Some examples: Why does a match box? Because it sees a tin can. Time ?ies like an arrow. Fruit ?ies like a banana. The pony was unable to talk because he was a little hoarse. Two peanuts went into a bar. One was a salted. The chicken that crossed the road was pure poultry in motion. As the gardener said when asked why he was cutting grass with a pair of scissors: “That’s all there is; there isn’t any mower.”
Cain S Jawbone
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Thinking Inside The Box
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Author : Adrienne Raphel
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Thinking Inside The Box written by Adrienne Raphel and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with Games & Activities categories.
'Beautifully researched account, full of humour and personal insight' David Crystal, author of Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar 'A witty, wise, and wonderfully weird journey that will change the way you think . . . This book is a delight' Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste 'Delightfully engrossing, charmingly and enthusiastically well-written history of the crossword puzzle' Benjamin Dreyer, author of Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style 'Full of treasures, surprises and fun . . . richly bringing to life the quirky, obsessive, fascinating characters in the crossword world' Mary Pilon, author of The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game 'A gold mine of revelations. If there is a pantheon of cruciverbalist scholars, Adrienne Raphel has established herself squarely within it' Mary Norris, author of Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen Equal parts ingenious and fun, Thinking Inside the Box is a love letter to the infinite joys and playful possibilities of language, a treat for die-hard cruciverbalists and first-time crossword solvers alike. The crossword is a feature of the modern world, inspiring daily devotion and obsession from millions. It was invented in 1913, almost by accident, when an editor at the New York World was casting around for something to fill some empty column space for that year's Christmas edition. Almost overnight, crosswords became a phenomenal commercial success, and have been an essential ingredient of any newspaper worth its salt since then. Indeed, paradoxically, the popularity of crosswords has never been greater, even as the world of media and newspapers, the crossword's natural habitat, has undergone a dramatic digital transformation. But why, exactly, are the satisfactions of a crossword so sweet that over the decades they have become a fixture of breakfast tables, bedside tables and commutes, and even given rise to competitive crossword tournaments? Blending first-person reporting from the world of crosswords with a delightful telling of the crossword's rich literary history, Adrienne Raphel dives into the secrets of this classic pastime. At the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, she rubs shoulders with elite solvers from all over the world, doing her level best to hold her own; aboard a crossword-themed cruise she picks the brains of the enthusiasts whose idea of a good time is a week on the high seas with nothing to do but crosswords; and, visiting the home and office of Will Shortz, New York Times crossword puzzle editor and US National Public Radio's official Puzzlemaster, she goes behind the scenes to see for herself how the world's gold standard of puzzles is made.