Dictionary of Riddles by Mark Bryant
Originally published in 1990, Dictionary of Riddles is a collection of nearly 1500 of the most cryptic and entertaining riddles from history. Drawn from sources throughout the world, the collection ranges from earthy medieval jokes about fleas, worms and vegetables to the sophisticated puzzles composed by literary figures from Schiller, Swift, Voltaire, Rousseau and Cervantes to Edgar Allen Poe, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the riddling art.
Light, Alison: - Alison Light is the author of the acclaimed Mrs. Woolf and the Servants. She is Honorary Professor in the Department of English at University College, London, and a contributor to the London Review of Books and writes regularly for the British press. Common People was shortlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize in Non-fiction and was a Book of the Year in the Times, Telegraph, Financial Times, Spectator, History Today, and the Scottish Herald.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415016629 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415016622 |
| Title | Dictionary of Riddles |
| Author | Mark Bryant |
| Series | Routledge Revivals |
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| Binding Type | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
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