English
LES ÉNIGMES DE CANTERBURY - VOLUME 1
henry e. dudeney
"The puzzles of Canterbury" ("Canterbury Puzzles") is the first book of British genius Henry Dudeney, whose original edition appeared in 1907. It is also the first book of this author translated into French!
Dudeney had the excellent idea of resuming the decor of the "Canterbury Tales", a gesture of 24 stories written in the 14th century by Geoffrey Chaucer, the English Rabelais. We find the same characters there and, in places, the same rider.
Dudeney's guiding thread is the challenge given to a group of pilgrims who stop in an inn. This challenge is for everyone to offer an enigma or headache to others. The characters present sacrifice to the exercise, each riddle being the subject of a new chapter.
This volume 1 of "Canterbury enigmas" contains 54 puzzles as well as their commented solutions, and is accompanied by the engravings present in the original edition. Naturally, the solutions are added at the end of the volume, with all the necessary explanations. This book is intended for all audiences aged at least 15 years. The required level is not very high, except for some frankly difficult puzzles, but which are counted on the fingers of one hand.
Table of contents
The puzzles of Canterbury
Enigmatic period at Solvamhall castle
The facetious monks of Riddlewell
The strange escape of the king's buffoon
Reactions
"Bravo for your unique and very interesting publishing policy for the lovers of mathematical games that I am (Martin Gardner, Dudeney, Sam Lloyd ...) and who does not master English too much. Transmit all my congratulations to your designers and translators! (Dominique C., April 2018)
List of puzzles and puzzles
The enigma of the manager
The enigma of the indulgence merchant
The Movy Cennant
The knight's enigma
The puzzles of the Bath bourgeois
The enigma of the innkeeper
Oxford student's enigma
The upholstery enigma
The carpenter's enigma
The enigma of the squire assistant
The Nonne enigma
The merchant's enigma
The lawyer of the lawyer
The weaver enigma
The cook's enigma
The enigma of the church bailiff
The monk's enigma
The enigma of the sailor
The Enigma of the Priant
The big doctor's enigma
The plowman's enigma
The enigma of the landowner
The squire enigma
The enigma of the begging brother
The enigma of the priest
Mercier's enigma
The dye of the dyer
The great discussion
Chaucer's enigma
The barrel of the canon assistant
The Clean
Bandy-ball puzzle
The joust of buckwheat
The enigma of the noble young lady
The archery target
The dungeon window
The croissant and the cross
The amulet enigma
The snail on the shaft
Dame Isabel's chest
The mystery of the fish pond
The mystery of pilgrims
The mystery of the tiled fireplace
The mystery of Spanish wine
The mystery of the Cellier
The mystery of the Crusaders
The mystery of St. Edmondsbury
The mystery of the frog ring
The mysterious rope
The underground labyrinth
The secret lock
Cross the moat
The Royal Gardens
Cross the ditch
