Amusements in Mathematics

Name: Amusements in Mathematics
Author: Henry Ernest Dudeney

by Henry Ernest Dudeney

Year: 1917
Field: Mathematics
Licence: Public domain (Project Gutenberg, US)
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Length: about 167,120 words in 894 sections

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Part 1 · 245 words
AMUSEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS · 1 words
HENRY ERNEST DUDENEY · 53 words
PREFACE · 911 words
CONTENTS · 144 words
AMUSEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS. · ARITHMETICAL AND ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEMS. · 152 words
MONEY PUZZLES. · 12 words
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. · 1.--A POST-OFFICE PERPLEXITY. · 101 words
2.--YOUTHFUL PRECOCITY. · 196 words
3.--AT A CATTLE MARKET. · 135 words
4.--THE BEANFEAST PUZZLE. · 74 words
5.--A QUEER COINCIDENCE. · 137 words
6.--A CHARITABLE BEQUEST. · 80 words
7.--THE WIDOW'S LEGACY. · 52 words
8.--INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY. · 103 words
9.--THE TWO AEROPLANES. · 63 words
10.--BUYING PRESENTS. · 115 words
11.--THE CYCLISTS' FEAST. · 116 words
12.--A QUEER THING IN MONEY. · 77 words
13.--A NEW MONEY PUZZLE. · 75 words
14.--SQUARE MONEY. · 148 words
15.--POCKET MONEY. · 30 words
16.--THE MILLIONAIRE'S PERPLEXITY. · 174 words
17.--THE PUZZLING MONEY-BOXES. · 149 words
18.--THE MARKET WOMEN. · 54 words
19.--THE NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPERS. · 118 words
20.--BEEF AND SAUSAGES. · 120 words
21.--A DEAL IN APPLES. · 50 words
22.--A DEAL IN EGGS. · 121 words
23.--THE CHRISTMAS-BOXES. · 59 words
24.--A SHOPPING PERPLEXITY. · 99 words
25.--CHINESE MONEY. · 192 words
26.--THE JUNIOR CLERK'S PUZZLE. · 144 words
27.--GIVING CHANGE. · 166 words
28.--DEFECTIVE OBSERVATION. · 261 words
29.--THE BROKEN COINS. · 80 words
30.--TWO QUESTIONS IN PROBABILITIES. · 167 words
31.--DOMESTIC ECONOMY. · 215 words
32.--THE EXCURSION TICKET PUZZLE. · 214 words
33.--PUZZLE IN REVERSALS. · 122 words
34.--THE GROCER AND DRAPER. · 121 words
35.--JUDKINS'S CATTLE. · 93 words
36.--BUYING APPLES. · 414 words
37.--BUYING CHESTNUTS. · 114 words
38.--THE BICYCLE THIEF. · 119 words
39.--THE COSTERMONGER'S PUZZLE. · 64 words
AGE AND KINSHIP PUZZLES. · 228 words
40.--MAMMA'S AGE. · 149 words
41.--THEIR AGES. · 34 words
42.--THE FAMILY AGES. · 157 words
43.--MRS. TIMPKINS'S AGE. · 46 words
44--A CENSUS PUZZLE. · 76 words
45.--MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. · 63 words
46.--MARY AND MARMADUKE. · 59 words
47--ROVER'S AGE. · 43 words
48.--CONCERNING TOMMY'S AGE. · 154 words
49.--NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOURS. · 115 words
50.--THE BAG OF NUTS. · 195 words
52.--QUEER RELATIONSHIPS. · 346 words
53.--HEARD ON THE TUBE RAILWAY. · 55 words
54.--A FAMILY PARTY. · 52 words
55.--A MIXED PEDIGREE. · 61 words
56.--WILSON'S POSER. · 716 words
CLOCK PUZZLES. · 435 words
58.--A TIME PUZZLE. · 22 words
59.--A PUZZLING WATCH. · 51 words
60.--THE WAPSHAW'S WHARF MYSTERY. · 280 words
61.--CHANGING PLACES. · 83 words
62.--THE CLUB CLOCK. · 90 words
63.--THE STOP-WATCH. · 123 words
64.--THE THREE CLOCKS. · 109 words
65.--THE RAILWAY STATION CLOCK. · 66 words
66.--THE VILLAGE SIMPLETON. · 165 words
LOCOMOTION AND SPEED PUZZLES. · 9 words
67.--AVERAGE SPEED. · 72 words
68.--THE TWO TRAINS. · 76 words
69.--THE THREE VILLAGES. · 83 words
70.--DRAWING HER PENSION. · 104 words
71.--SIR EDWYN DE TUDOR. · 131 words
72.--THE HYDROPLANE QUESTION. · 203 words
73.--DONKEY RIDING. · 142 words
74.--THE BASKET OF POTATOES. · 143 words
75.--THE PASSENGER'S FARE. · 102 words
DIGITAL PUZZLES. · 341 words
76.--THE BARREL OF BEER. · 105 words
77.--DIGITS AND SQUARES. · 93 words
78.--ODD AND EVEN DIGITS. · 50 words
79.--THE LOCKERS PUZZLE. · 421 words
80.--THE THREE GROUPS. · 83 words
81.--THE NINE COUNTERS. · 138 words
82.--THE TEN COUNTERS. · 121 words
83.--DIGITAL MULTIPLICATION. · 117 words
84.--THE PIERROT'S PUZZLE. · 159 words
85.--THE CAB NUMBERS. · 239 words
86.--QUEER MULTIPLICATION. · 89 words
87.--THE NUMBER-CHECKS PUZZLE. · 255 words
88.--DIGITAL DIVISION. · 106 words
89.--ADDING THE DIGITS. · 80 words
90.--THE CENTURY PUZZLE. · 96 words
91.--MORE MIXED FRACTIONS. · 72 words
92.--DIGITAL SQUARE NUMBERS. · 40 words
93.--THE MYSTIC ELEVEN. · 82 words
94.--THE DIGITAL CENTURY. · 120 words
95.--THE FOUR SEVENS. · 146 words
96.--THE DICE NUMBERS. · 147 words
VARIOUS ARITHMETICAL AND ALGEBRAICAL PROBLEMS. · 15 words
97.--THE SPOT ON THE TABLE. · 134 words
98.--ACADEMIC COURTESIES. · 111 words
99.--THE THIRTY-THREE PEARLS. · 337 words
100.--THE LABOURER'S PUZZLE. · 88 words
101.--THE TRUSSES OF HAY. · 110 words
102.--MR. GUBBINS IN A FOG. · 166 words
103.--PAINTING THE LAMP-POSTS. · 119 words
104.--CATCHING THE THIEF. · 151 words
105.--THE PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION. · 61 words
106.--THE MUDDLETOWN ELECTION. · 51 words
107.--THE SUFFRAGISTS' MEETING. · 87 words
108.--THE LEAP-YEAR LADIES. · 129 words
109.--THE GREAT SCRAMBLE. · 283 words
110.--THE ABBOT'S PUZZLE. · 116 words
111.--REAPING THE CORN. · 151 words
112.--A PUZZLING LEGACY. · 41 words
113.--THE TORN NUMBER. · 141 words
114.--CURIOUS NUMBERS. · 73 words
115.--A PRINTER'S ERROR. · 81 words
116.--THE CONVERTED MISER. · 175 words
117.--A FENCE PROBLEM. · 248 words
118.--CIRCLING THE SQUARES. · 172 words
119.--RACKBRANE'S LITTLE LOSS. · 143 words
120.--THE FARMER AND HIS SHEEP. · 180 words
121.--HEADS OR TAILS. · 108 words
122.--THE SEE-SAW PUZZLE. · 121 words
123.--A LEGAL DIFFICULTY. · 121 words
124.--A QUESTION OF DEFINITION. · 32 words
125.--THE MINERS' HOLIDAY. · 47 words
126.--SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION. · 107 words
127.--SIMPLE DIVISION. · 81 words
128.--A PROBLEM IN SQUARES. · 66 words
129.--THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. · 434 words
130.--THE SCULPTOR'S PROBLEM. · 154 words
131.--THE SPANISH MISER. · 194 words
132.--THE NINE TREASURE BOXES. · 474 words
133.--THE FIVE BRIGANDS. · 219 words
134.--THE BANKER'S PUZZLE. · 156 words
135.--THE STONEMASON'S PROBLEM. · 249 words
136.--THE SULTAN'S ARMY. · 81 words
137.--A STUDY IN THRIFT. · 732 words
138.--THE ARTILLERYMEN'S DILEMMA. · 353 words
139.--THE DUTCHMEN'S WIVES. · 160 words
140.--FIND ADA'S SURNAME. · 156 words
141.--SATURDAY MARKETING. · 164 words
GEOMETRICAL PROBLEMS. · 3 words
PLATO. · 260 words
DISSECTION PUZZLES. · 880 words
GREEK CROSS PUZZLES. · 6 words
SPENSER. · 3,977 words
142.--THE SILK PATCHWORK. · 150 words
143.--TWO CROSSES FROM ONE. · 26 words
144.--THE CROSS AND THE TRIANGLE. · 49 words
145.--THE FOLDED CROSS. · 28 words
VARIOUS DISSECTION PUZZLES. · 16 words
146.--AN EASY DISSECTION PUZZLE. · 57 words
147.--AN EASY SQUARE PUZZLE. · 62 words
148.--THE BUN PUZZLE. · 118 words
149.--THE CHOCOLATE SQUARES. · 53 words
150.--DISSECTING A MITRE. · 306 words
151.--THE JOINER'S PROBLEM. · 78 words
152.--ANOTHER JOINER'S PROBLEM. · 86 words
153--A CUTTING-OUT PUZZLE. · 57 words
154.--MRS. HOBSON'S HEARTHRUG. · 100 words
155.--THE PENTAGON AND SQUARE. · 263 words
156.--THE DISSECTED TRIANGLE. · 119 words
157.--THE TABLE-TOP AND STOOLS. · 330 words
158.--THE GREAT MONAD. · 270 words
159.--THE SQUARE OF VENEER. · 139 words
160.--THE TWO HORSESHOES. · 307 words
161.--THE BETSY ROSS PUZZLE. · 131 words
162.--THE CARDBOARD CHAIN. · 52 words
163.--THE PAPER BOX. · 505 words
164.--THE POTATO PUZZLE. · 123 words
165.--THE SEVEN PIGS. · 278 words
166.--THE LANDOWNER'S FENCES. · 111 words
167.--THE WIZARD'S CATS. · 74 words
168.--THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING. · 190 words
169.--A TANGRAM PARADOX. · 1,592 words
PATCHWORK PUZZLES. · 6 words
170.--THE CUSHION COVERS. · 85 words
171.--THE BANNER PUZZLE. · 144 words
172.--MRS. SMILEY'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT. · 144 words
173.--MRS. PERKINS'S QUILT. · 68 words
174.--THE SQUARES OF BROCADE. · 194 words
175--ANOTHER PATCHWORK PUZZLE. · 127 words
176.--LINOLEUM CUTTING. · 76 words
177.--ANOTHER LINOLEUM PUZZLE. · 31 words
VARIOUS GEOMETRICAL PUZZLES. · 9 words
178.--THE CARDBOARD BOX. · 53 words
179.--STEALING THE BELL-ROPES. · 211 words
180.--THE FOUR SONS. · 160 words
181.--THE THREE RAILWAY STATIONS. · 158 words
182.--THE GARDEN PUZZLE. · 121 words
183.--DRAWING A SPIRAL. · 83 words
184.--HOW TO DRAW AN OVAL. · 31 words
185.--ST. GEORGE'S BANNER. · 148 words
186.--THE CLOTHES LINE PUZZLE. · 59 words
187.--THE MILKMAID PUZZLE. · 272 words
188.--THE BALL PROBLEM. · 142 words
189.--THE YORKSHIRE ESTATES. · 135 words
190.--FARMER WURZEL'S ESTATE. · 77 words
191.--THE CRESCENT PUZZLE. · 50 words
192.--THE PUZZLE WALL. · 67 words
193.--THE SHEEPFOLD. · 91 words
194.--THE GARDEN WALLS. · 147 words
195.--LADY BELINDA'S GARDEN. · 219 words
196.--THE TETHERED GOAT. · 83 words
197.--THE COMPASSES PUZZLE. · 261 words
198.--THE EIGHT STICKS. · 48 words
199.--PAPA'S PUZZLE. · 172 words
200.--A KITE-FLYING PUZZLE. · 185 words
201.--HOW TO MAKE CISTERNS. · 141 words
202.--THE CONE PUZZLE. · 73 words
203.--CONCERNING WHEELS. · 161 words
204.--A NEW MATCH PUZZLE. · 90 words
205.--THE SIX SHEEP-PENS. · 84 words
POINTS AND LINES PROBLEMS. · 208 words
206.--THE KING AND THE CASTLES. · 221 words
207.--CHERRIES AND PLUMS. · 172 words
208.--A PLANTATION PUZZLE. · 68 words
209.--THE TWENTY-ONE TREES. · 39 words
210.--THE TEN COINS. · 88 words
211.--THE TWELVE MINCE-PIES. · 66 words
212.--THE BURMESE PLANTATION. · 110 words
213.--TURKS AND RUSSIANS. · 115 words
MOVING COUNTER PROBLEMS. · 742 words
214.--THE SIX FROGS. · 139 words
215.--THE GRASSHOPPER PUZZLE. · 202 words
216.--THE EDUCATED FROGS. · 124 words
217.--THE TWICKENHAM PUZZLE. · 178 words
218.--THE VICTORIA CROSS PUZZLE. · 323 words
219.--THE LETTER BLOCK PUZZLE. · 135 words
A B C D E F G H · 111 words
220.--A LODGING-HOUSE DIFFICULTY. · 177 words
221.--THE EIGHT ENGINES. · 96 words
222.--A RAILWAY PUZZLE. · 138 words
223.--A RAILWAY MUDDLE. · 190 words
224.--THE MOTOR-GARAGE PUZZLE. · 203 words
225.--THE TEN PRISONERS. · 186 words
226.--ROUND THE COAST. · 192 words
227.--CENTRAL SOLITAIRE. · 364 words
228.--THE TEN APPLES. · 143 words
229.--THE NINE ALMONDS. · 210 words
230.--THE TWELVE PENNIES. · 117 words
231.--PLATES AND COINS. · 181 words
232.--CATCHING THE MICE. · 235 words
233.--THE ECCENTRIC CHEESEMONGER. · 236 words
234.--THE EXCHANGE PUZZLE. · 63 words
A B C D E F G H I J K L · 81 words
235.--TORPEDO PRACTICE. · 161 words
236.--THE HAT PUZZLE. · 172 words
237.--BOYS AND GIRLS. · 206 words
238.--ARRANGING THE JAMPOTS. · 249 words
UNICURSAL AND ROUTE PROBLEMS. · 143 words
239.--A JUVENILE PUZZLE. · 202 words
240.--THE UNION JACK. · 79 words
241.--THE DISSECTED CIRCLE. · 64 words
242.--THE TUBE INSPECTOR'S PUZZLE. · 166 words
243.--VISITING THE TOWNS. · 82 words
244.--THE FIFTEEN TURNINGS. · 96 words
245.--THE FLY ON THE OCTAHEDRON. · 216 words
246.--THE ICOSAHEDRON PUZZLE. · 172 words
247.--INSPECTING A MINE. · 153 words
248.--THE CYCLISTS' TOUR. · 114 words
249.--THE SAILOR'S PUZZLE. · 226 words
250.--THE GRAND TOUR. · 335 words
251.--WATER, GAS, AND ELECTRICITY. · 142 words
252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS. · 77 words
253.--A BANK HOLIDAY PUZZLE. · 134 words
254.--THE MOTOR-CAR TOUR. · 68 words
255.--THE LEVEL PUZZLE. · 70 words
256.--THE DIAMOND PUZZLE. · 60 words
257.--THE DEIFIED PUZZLE. · 38 words
258.--THE VOTERS' PUZZLE. · 52 words
259.--HANNAH'S PUZZLE. · 185 words
260.--THE HONEYCOMB PUZZLE. · 72 words
261.--THE MONK AND THE BRIDGES. · 164 words
COMBINATION AND GROUP PROBLEMS. · 498 words
262.--THOSE FIFTEEN SHEEP. · 299 words
263.--KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS. · 104 words
264.--THE CITY LUNCHEONS. · 151 words
265.--A PUZZLE FOR CARD-PLAYERS. · 68 words
266.--A TENNIS TOURNAMENT. · 73 words
267.--THE WRONG HATS. · 218 words
268.--THE PEAL OF BELLS. · 138 words
269.--THREE MEN IN A BOAT. · 397 words
270.--THE GLASS BALLS. · 201 words
271.--FIFTEEN LETTER PUZZLE. · 365 words
272.--THE NINE SCHOOLBOYS. · 87 words
A B C D E F G H I · 76 words
273.--THE ROUND TABLE. · 50 words
274.--THE MOUSE-TRAP PUZZLE. · 283 words
275.--THE SIXTEEN SHEEP. · 232 words
276.--THE EIGHT VILLAS. · 290 words
277.--COUNTER CROSSES. · 197 words
A (8) B (9) · 1 words
278.--A DORMITORY PUZZLE. · 219 words
279.--THE BARRELS OF BALSAM. · 175 words
280.--BUILDING THE TETRAHEDRON. · 139 words
281.--PAINTING A PYRAMID. · 302 words
282.--THE ANTIQUARY'S CHAIN. · 136 words
283.--THE FIFTEEN DOMINOES. · 117 words
384.--THE CROSS TARGET. · 196 words
285.--THE FOUR POSTAGE STAMPS. · 175 words
286.--PAINTING THE DIE. · 52 words
287.--AN ACROSTIC PUZZLE. · 95 words
CHESSBOARD PROBLEMS. · 457 words
THE CHESSBOARD. · 179 words
288.--CHEQUERED BOARD DIVISIONS. · 352 words
289.--LIONS AND CROWNS. · 156 words
290.--BOARDS WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF SQUARES. · 224 words
291.--THE GRAND LAMA'S PROBLEM. · 369 words
292.--THE ABBOT'S WINDOW. · 321 words
293.--THE CHINESE CHESSBOARD. · 104 words
294.--THE CHESSBOARD SENTENCE. · 96 words
STATICAL CHESS PUZZLES. · 9 words
295.--THE EIGHT ROOKS. · 332 words
296.--THE FOUR LIONS. · 130 words
297.--BISHOPS--UNGUARDED. · 133 words
298.--BISHOPS--GUARDED. · 30 words
299.--BISHOPS IN CONVOCATION. · 212 words
300.--THE EIGHT QUEENS. · 431 words
301.--THE EIGHT STARS. · 142 words
302.--A PROBLEM IN MOSAICS. · 445 words
303.--UNDER THE VEIL. · 335 words
304.--BACHET'S SQUARE. · 151 words
305.--THE THIRTY-SIX LETTER-BLOCKS. · 82 words
306.--THE CROWDED CHESSBOARD. · 115 words
307.--THE COLOURED COUNTERS. · 67 words
308.--THE GENTLE ART OF STAMP-LICKING. · 183 words
309.--THE FORTY-NINE COUNTERS. · 47 words
310.--THE THREE SHEEP. · 121 words
311.--THE FIVE DOGS PUZZLE. · 212 words
312.--THE FIVE CRESCENTS OF BYZANTIUM. · 285 words
313.--QUEENS AND BISHOP PUZZLE. · 50 words
314.--THE SOUTHERN CROSS. · 119 words
315.--THE HAT-PEG PUZZLE. · 122 words
316.--THE AMAZONS. · 58 words
317.--A PUZZLE WITH PAWNS. · 90 words
318.--LION-HUNTING. · 324 words
319.--THE KNIGHT-GUARDS. · 352 words
THE GUARDED CHESSBOARD. · 341 words
NON-ATTACKING CHESSBOARD ARRANGEMENTS. · 361 words
THE TWO PIECES PROBLEM. · 122 words
DYNAMICAL CHESS PUZZLES. · 9 words
320.--THE ROOK'S TOUR. · 189 words
321.--THE ROOK'S JOURNEY. · 209 words
322.--THE LANGUISHING MAIDEN. · 376 words
323.--A DUNGEON PUZZLE. · 440 words
324.--THE LION AND THE MAN. · 426 words
325.--AN EPISCOPAL VISITATION. · 102 words
326.--A NEW COUNTER PUZZLE. · 177 words
327.--A NEW BISHOP'S PUZZLE. · 140 words
328.--THE QUEEN'S TOUR. · 698 words
329.--THE STAR PUZZLE. · 267 words
330.--THE YACHT RACE. · 146 words
331.--THE SCIENTIFIC SKATER. · 119 words
332.--THE FORTY-NINE STARS. · 105 words
333.--THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY. · 72 words
334.--ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. · 125 words
335.--FARMER LAWRENCE'S CORNFIELDS. · 367 words
336.--THE GREYHOUND PUZZLE. · 106 words
337.--THE FOUR KANGAROOS. · 219 words
338.--THE BOARD IN COMPARTMENTS. · 438 words
339.--THE FOUR KNIGHTS' TOURS. · 115 words
340.--THE CUBIC KNIGHT'S TOUR. · 133 words
341.--THE FOUR FROGS. · 123 words
342.--THE MANDARIN'S PUZZLE. · 378 words
343.--EXERCISE FOR PRISONERS. · 331 words
344.--THE KENNEL PUZZLE. · 129 words
345.--THE TWO PAWNS. · 124 words
VARIOUS CHESS PUZZLES. · 19 words
346.--SETTING THE BOARD. · 43 words
347.--COUNTING THE RECTANGLES. · 45 words
348.--THE ROOKERY. · 60 words
349.--STALEMATE. · 45 words
350.--THE FORSAKEN KING. · 55 words
351.--THE CRUSADER. · 56 words
352.--IMMOVABLE PAWNS. · 61 words
353.--THIRTY-SIX MATES. · 45 words
354.--AN AMAZING DILEMMA. · 175 words
356.--QUEER CHESS. · 97 words
357.--ANCIENT CHINESE PUZZLE. · 34 words
358.--THE SIX PAWNS. · 58 words
359.--COUNTER SOLITAIRE. · 185 words
360.--CHESSBOARD SOLITAIRE. · 165 words
361.--THE MONSTROSITY. · 423 words
MEASURING, WEIGHING, AND PACKING PUZZLES. · 360 words
362.--THE WASSAIL BOWL. · 113 words
363.--THE DOCTOR'S QUERY. · 96 words
364.--THE BARREL PUZZLE. · 130 words
365.--NEW MEASURING PUZZLE. · 73 words
366.--THE HONEST DAIRYMAN. · 146 words
367.--WINE AND WATER. · 164 words
368.--THE KEG OF WINE. · 83 words
369.--MIXING THE TEA. · 145 words
370.--A PACKING PUZZLE. · 86 words
371.--GOLD PACKING IN RUSSIA. · 265 words
372.--THE BARRELS OF HONEY. · 191 words
CROSSING RIVER PROBLEMS · 143 words
373.--CROSSING THE STREAM. · 144 words
374--CROSSING THE RIVER AXE. · 206 words
375.--FIVE JEALOUS HUSBANDS. · 116 words
376.--THE FOUR ELOPEMENTS. · 660 words
377.--STEALING THE CASTLE TREASURE. · 285 words
PROBLEMS CONCERNING GAMES. · 83 words
378.--DOMINOES IN PROGRESSION. · 118 words
379.--THE FIVE DOMINOES. · 125 words
380.--THE DOMINO FRAME PUZZLE. · 109 words
381.--THE CARD FRAME PUZZLE. · 120 words
382.--THE CROSS OF CARDS. · 322 words
384.--CARD TRIANGLES. · 475 words
386.--A TRICK WITH DICE. · 125 words
387.--THE VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH. · 145 words
388.--SLOW CRICKET. · 137 words
389.--THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS. · 104 words
390.--THE HORSE-RACE PUZZLE. · 263 words
391.--THE MOTOR-CAR RACE. · 123 words
PUZZLE GAMES. · 243 words
392.--THE PEBBLE GAME. · 103 words
393.--THE TWO ROOKS. · 178 words
394.--PUSS IN THE CORNER. · 184 words
395.--A WAR PUZZLE GAME. · 120 words
396.--A MATCH MYSTERY. · 417 words
397.--THE MONTENEGRIN DICE GAME. · 144 words
398.--THE CIGAR PUZZLE. · 201 words
MAGIC SQUARE PROBLEMS. · 893 words
399.--THE TROUBLESOME EIGHT. · 107 words
400.--THE MAGIC STRIPS. · 201 words
401.--EIGHT JOLLY GAOL BIRDS. · 225 words
402.--NINE JOLLY GAOL BIRDS. · 151 words
403.--THE SPANISH DUNGEON. · 247 words
404.--THE SIBERIAN DUNGEONS. · 229 words
405.--CARD MAGIC SQUARES. · 122 words
406.--THE EIGHTEEN DOMINOES. · 141 words
SUBTRACTING, MULTIPLYING, AND DIVIDING MAGICS. · 690 words
407.--TWO NEW MAGIC SQUARES. · 88 words
408.--MAGIC SQUARES OF TWO DEGREES. · 135 words
MAGIC SQUARES OF PRIMES. · 362 words
409.--THE BASKETS OF PLUMS. · 359 words
411.--A MAGIC SQUARE OF COMPOSITES. · 31 words
412.--THE MAGIC KNIGHT'S TOUR. · 105 words
MAZES AND HOW TO THREAD THEM. · 3,653 words
THE PARADOX PARTY. · 3,507 words
413.--A CHESSBOARD FALLACY. · 256 words
UNCLASSIFIED PROBLEMS. · 132 words
415.--A WONDERFUL VILLAGE. · 49 words
416.--A CALENDAR PUZZLE. · 30 words
417.--THE TIRING IRONS. · 860 words
418.--SUCH A GETTING UPSTAIRS. · 179 words
419.--THE FIVE PENNIES. · 112 words
420.--THE INDUSTRIOUS BOOKWORM. · 106 words
421.--A CHAIN PUZZLE. · 102 words
422.--THE SABBATH PUZZLE. · 72 words
423.--THE RUBY BROOCH. · 434 words
424.--THE DOVETAILED BLOCK. · 121 words
425.--JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. · 33 words
426.--THE HYMN-BOARD POSER. · 551 words
427.--PHEASANT-SHOOTING. · 144 words
428.--THE GARDENER AND THE COOK. · 275 words
429.--PLACING HALFPENNIES. · 160 words
430.--FIND THE MAN'S WIFE. · 574 words
SOLUTIONS. · 1.--A POST-OFFICE PERPLEXITY. · 27 words
2.--YOUTHFUL PRECOCITY. · 24 words
3.--AT A CATTLE MARKET. · 25 words
4.--THE BEANFEAST PUZZLE. · 53 words
5.--A QUEER COINCIDENCE. · 136 words
6.--A CHARITABLE BEQUEST. · 78 words
7.--THE WIDOW'S LEGACY. · 16 words
8.--INDISCRIMINATE CHARITY · 16 words
9.--THE TWO AEROPLANES. · 29 words
10.--BUYING PRESENTS. · 12 words
11.--THE CYCLISTS' FEAST. · 28 words
12.--A QUEER THING IN MONEY. · 38 words
13.--A NEW MONEY PUZZLE. · 24 words
14.--SQUARE MONEY. · 19 words
15.--POCKET MONEY. · 23 words
16.--THE MILLIONAIRE'S PERPLEXITY. · 608 words
17.--THE PUZZLING MONEY BOXES. · 74 words
18.--THE MARKET WOMEN. · 57 words
19.--THE NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPERS. · 37 words
20.--BEEF AND SAUSAGES. · 57 words
21.--A DEAL IN APPLES. · 49 words
22.--A DEAL IN EGGS. · 46 words
23.--THE CHRISTMAS-BOXES. · 88 words
24.--A SHOPPING PERPLEXITY. · 36 words
25.--CHINESE MONEY. · 119 words
26.--THE JUNIOR CLERKS' PUZZLE. · 111 words
27.--GIVING CHANGE. · 221 words
28.--DEFECTIVE OBSERVATION. · 94 words
29.--THE BROKEN COINS. · 55 words
30.--TWO QUESTIONS IN PROBABILITIES. · 240 words
31.--DOMESTIC ECONOMY. · 151 words
32.--THE EXCURSION TICKET PUZZLE. · 330 words
33.--A PUZZLE IN REVERSALS. · 31 words
34.--THE GROCER AND DRAPER. · 123 words
35.--JUDKINS'S CATTLE. · 124 words
36.--BUYING APPLES. · 204 words
37.--BUYING CHESTNUTS. · 200 words
38.--THE BICYCLE THIEF. · 118 words
39.--THE COSTERMONGER'S PUZZLE. · 34 words
40.--MAMMA'S AGE. · 69 words
41.--THEIR AGES. · 15 words
42.--THE FAMILY AGES. · 21 words
43.--MRS. TIMPKINS'S AGE. · 57 words
44.--A CENSUS PUZZLE. · 91 words
45.--MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. · 26 words
46.--MARY AND MARMADUKE. · 37 words
47.--ROVER'S AGE. · 44 words
48.--CONCERNING TOMMY'S AGE. · 27 words
49.--NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOURS. · 22 words
50.--THE BAG OF NUTS. · 263 words
52.--QUEER RELATIONSHIPS. · 72 words
53.--HEARD ON THE TUBE RAILWAY. · 7 words
54.--A FAMILY PARTY. · 20 words
55.--A MIXED PEDIGREE. · 122 words
56.--WILSON'S POSER. · 102 words
58.--A TIME PUZZLE. · 2 words
59.--A PUZZLING WATCH. · 66 words
60.--THE WAPSHAW'S WHARF MYSTERY. · 213 words
61.--CHANGING PLACES. · 633 words
62.--THE CLUB CLOCK. · 96 words
63.--THE STOP-WATCH. · 89 words
64.--THE THREE CLOCKS. · 258 words
65.--THE RAILWAY STATION CLOCK. · 10 words
66.--THE VILLAGE SIMPLETON. · 51 words
67.--AVERAGE SPEED. · 59 words
68.--THE TWO TRAINS. · 11 words
69.--THE THREE VILLAGES. · 118 words
70.--DRAWING HER PENSION. · 6 words
71.--SIR EDWYN DE TUDOR. · 68 words
72.--THE HYDROPLANE QUESTION. · 84 words
73.--DONKEY RIDING. · 49 words
74.--THE BASKET OF POTATOES. · 59 words
75.--THE PASSENGER'S FARE. · 35 words
76.--THE BARREL OF BEER. · 118 words
77.--DIGITS AND SQUARES. · 21 words
78.--ODD AND EVEN DIGITS. · 36 words
79.--THE LOCKERS PUZZLE. · 283 words
80.--THE THREE GROUPS. · 75 words
81.--THE NINE COUNTERS. · 109 words
82.--THE TEN COUNTERS. · 288 words
83.--DIGITAL MULTIPLICATION. · 65 words
84.--THE PIERROT'S PUZZLE. · 61 words
85.--THE CAB NUMBERS. · 996 words
86.--QUEER MULTIPLICATION. · 24 words
87.--THE NUMBER CHECKS PUZZLE. · 27 words
88.--DIGITAL DIVISION. · 520 words
89.--ADDING THE DIGITS. · 17 words
90.--THE CENTURY PUZZLE. · 708 words
91.--MORE MIXED FRACTIONS. · 252 words
92.--DIGITAL SQUARE NUMBERS. · 59 words
93.--THE MYSTIC ELEVEN. · 134 words
94.--THE DIGITAL CENTURY. · 466 words
95.--THE FOUR SEVENS. · 81 words
96.--THE DICE NUMBERS. · 490 words
97.--THE SPOT ON THE TABLE. · 158 words
98.--ACADEMIC COURTESIES. · 61 words
99.--THE THIRTY-THREE PEARLS. · 33 words
100.--THE LABOURER'S PUZZLE. · 101 words
101.--THE TRUSSES OF HAY. · 151 words
102.--MR. GUBBINS IN A FOG. · 23 words
103.--PAINTING THE LAMP-POSTS. · 46 words
104.--CATCHING THE THIEF. · 37 words
105.--THE PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION, · 60 words
106.--THE MUDDLETOWN ELECTION. · 80 words
107.--THE SUFFRAGISTS' MEETING. · 30 words
108.--THE LEAP-YEAR LADIES. · 79 words
109.--THE GREAT SCRAMBLE. · 88 words
110.--THE ABBOT'S PUZZLE. · 52 words
111.--REAPING THE CORN. · 55 words
112.--A PUZZLING LEGACY. · 57 words
113.--THE TORN NUMBER. · 349 words
114.--CURIOUS NUMBERS. · 41 words
115.--A PRINTER'S ERROR. · 21 words
116.--THE CONVERTED MISER. · 156 words
117.--A FENCE PROBLEM. · 352 words
118.--CIRCLING THE SQUARES. · 431 words
119.--RACKBRANE'S LITTLE LOSS. · 21 words
120.--THE FARMER AND HIS SHEEP. · 62 words
121.--HEADS OR TAILS. · 67 words
122.--THE SEE-SAW PUZZLE. · 34 words
123.--A LEGAL DIFFICULTY. · 47 words
124.--A QUESTION OF DEFINITION. · 68 words
125.--THE MINERS' HOLIDAY. · 24 words
126.--SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION. · 55 words
127.--SIMPLE DIVISION. · 78 words
128.--A PROBLEM IN SQUARES. · 99 words
129.--THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. · 322 words
130.--THE SCULPTOR'S PROBLEM. · 319 words
131.--THE SPANISH MISER. · 128 words
132.--THE NINE TREASURE BOXES. · 79 words
133.--THE FIVE BRIGANDS. · 609 words
134.--THE BANKER'S PUZZLE. · 243 words
135.--THE STONEMASON'S PROBLEM. · 142 words
136.--THE SULTAN'S ARMY. · 668 words
137.--A STUDY IN THRIFT. · 876 words
138.--THE ARTILLERYMEN'S DILEMMA. · 478 words
139.--THE DUTCHMEN'S WIVES. · 668 words
140.--FIND ADA'S SURNAME. · 15 words
141.--SATURDAY MARKETING. · 100 words
142.--THE SILK PATCHWORK. · 58 words
143.--TWO CROSSES FROM ONE. · 145 words
144.--THE CROSS AND THE TRIANGLE. · 303 words
145.--THE FOLDED CROSS. · 95 words
146.--AN EASY DISSECTION PUZZLE. · 110 words
147.--AN EASY SQUARE PUZZLE. · 106 words
148.--THE BUN PUZZLE. · 255 words
149.--THE CHOCOLATE SQUARES. · 37 words
150.--DISSECTING A MITRE. · 204 words
151.--THE JOINER'S PROBLEM. · 118 words
152.--ANOTHER JOINER'S PROBLEM. · 311 words
153.--A CUTTING-OUT PUZZLE. · 201 words
154.--MRS. HOBSON'S HEARTHRUG. · 208 words
155.--THE PENTAGON AND SQUARE. · 325 words
156.--THE DISSECTED TRIANGLE. · 176 words
157.--THE TABLE-TOP AND STOOLS. · 438 words
158.--THE GREAT MONAD. · 380 words
159.--THE SQUARE OF VENEER. · 651 words
160.--THE TWO HORSESHOES. · 273 words
161.--THE BETSY ROSS PUZZLE. · 109 words
162.--THE CARDBOARD CHAIN. · 292 words
164.--THE POTATO PUZZLE. · 200 words
165.--THE SEVEN PIGS. · 60 words
166.--THE LANDOWNER'S FENCES. · 8 words
167.--THE WIZARD'S CATS. · 36 words
168.--THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING. · 94 words
169.--A TANGRAM PARADOX. · 117 words
170.--THE CUSHION COVERS. · 28 words
171.--THE BANNER PUZZLE. · 47 words
172.--MRS. SMILEY'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT. · 135 words
173.--MRS. PERKINS'S QUILT. · 61 words
174.--THE SQUARES OF BROCADE. · 218 words
175.--ANOTHER PATCHWORK PUZZLE. · 34 words
176.--LINOLEUM CUTTING. · 100 words
177.--ANOTHER LINOLEUM PUZZLE. · 29 words
178.--THE CARDBOARD BOX. · 106 words
179.--STEALING THE BELL-ROPES. · 71 words
180-- THE FOUR SONS. · 142 words
181.--THE THREE RAILWAY STATIONS. · 53 words
182.--THE GARDEN PUZZLE. · 69 words
183.--DRAWING A SPIRAL. · 77 words
184.--HOW TO DRAW AN OVAL. · 27 words
185.--ST. GEORGE'S BANNER. · 86 words
186.--THE CLOTHES LINE PUZZLE. · 100 words
187.--THE MILKMAID PUZZLE. · 152 words
188.--THE BALL PROBLEM. · 182 words
189.--THE YORKSHIRE ESTATES. · 435 words
190.--FARMER WURZEL'S ESTATE. · 320 words
191.--THE CRESCENT PUZZLE. · 54 words
192.--THE PUZZLE WALL. · 95 words
193.--THE SHEEP-FOLD. · 334 words
194.--THE GARDEN WALLS. · 624 words
195.--LADY BELINDA'S GARDEN. · 158 words
196.--THE TETHERED GOAT. · 169 words
197.--THE COMPASSES PUZZLE. · 306 words
198.--THE EIGHT STICKS. · 194 words
199.--PAPA'S PUZZLE. · 627 words
200.--A KITE-FLYING PUZZLE. · 357 words
201.--HOW TO MAKE CISTERNS. · 101 words
202.--THE CONE PUZZLE. · 15 words
203.--CONCERNING WHEELS. · 268 words
204.--A NEW MATCH PUZZLE. · 127 words
205.--THE SIX SHEEP-PENS. · 21 words
206.--THE KING AND THE CASTLES. · 70 words
207.--CHERRIES AND PLUMS. · 131 words
208.--A PLANTATION PUZZLE. · 34 words
209.--THE TWENTY-ONE TREES. · 27 words
210.--THE TEN COINS. · 557 words
211.--THE TWELVE MINCE-PIES. · 53 words
212.--THE BURMESE PLANTATION. · 36 words
213.--TURKS AND RUSSIANS. · 380 words
214.--THE SIX FROGS. · 278 words
215.--THE GRASSHOPPER PUZZLE. · 631 words
216.--THE EDUCATED FROGS. · 39 words
217.--THE TWICKENHAM PUZZLE. · 56 words
218.--THE VICTORIA CROSS PUZZLE. · 318 words
219.--THE LETTER BLOCK PUZZLE. · 40 words
220.--A LODGING-HOUSE DIFFICULTY. · 70 words
221.--THE EIGHT ENGINES. · 69 words
222.--A RAILWAY PUZZLE. · 85 words
223.--A RAILWAY MUDDLE. · 152 words
224.--THE MOTOR-GARAGE PUZZLE. · 76 words
225.--THE TEN PRISONERS. · 74 words
226.--ROUND THE COAST. · 157 words
227.--CENTRAL SOLITAIRE. · 125 words
228.--THE TEN APPLES. · 55 words
229.--THE NINE ALMONDS. · 55 words
230.--THE TWELVE PENNIES. · 25 words
231.--PLATES AND COINS. · 135 words
232.--CATCHING THE MICE. · 414 words
233.--THE ECCENTRIC CHEESEMONGER. · 105 words
234.--THE EXCHANGE PUZZLE. · 96 words
235.--TORPEDO PRACTICE. · 108 words
236.--THE HAT PUZZLE. · 232 words
237.--BOYS AND GIRLS. · 104 words
238.--ARRANGING THE JAM POTS. · 109 words
239.--A JUVENILE PUZZLE. · 193 words
240.--THE UNION JACK. · 217 words
241.--THE DISSECTED CIRCLE. · 295 words
242.--THE TUBE INSPECTOR'S PUZZLE. · 50 words
243.--VISITING THE TOWNS. · 125 words
244.--THE FIFTEEN TURNINGS. · 92 words
245.--THE FLY ON THE OCTAHEDRON. · 141 words
246.--THE ICOSAHEDRON PUZZLE. · 677 words
247.--INSPECTING A MINE. · 117 words
248.--THE CYCLIST'S TOUR. · 80 words
249.--THE SAILOR'S PUZZLE. · 265 words
250.--THE GRAND TOUR. · 380 words
251.--WATER, GAS, AND ELECTRICITY. · 105 words
252.--A PUZZLE FOR MOTORISTS. · 28 words
253.--A BANK HOLIDAY PUZZLE. · 216 words
254.-- THE MOTOR-CAR TOUR. · 500 words
255.--THE LEVEL PUZZLE. · 180 words
256.--THE DIAMOND PUZZLE. · 75 words
257.--THE DEIFIED PUZZLE. · 255 words
258.-- THE VOTERS' PUZZLE. · 40 words
259.-- HANNAH'S PUZZLE. · 126 words
260.--THE HONEYCOMB PUZZLE. · 38 words
261.-- THE MONK AND THE BRIDGES. · 288 words
262.--THOSE FIFTEEN SHEEP. · 144 words
263.--KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS. · 80 words
264.--THE CITY LUNCHEONS. · 117 words
265.--A PUZZLE FOR CARD-PLAYERS. · 255 words
266.--A TENNIS TOURNAMENT. · 142 words
267.--THE WRONG HATS. · 152 words
268.--THE PEAL OF BELLS. · 128 words
269.--THREE MEN IN A BOAT. · 480 words
270.--THE GLASS BALLS. · 241 words
271.--FIFTEEN LETTER PUZZLE. · 225 words
272.--THE NINE SCHOOLBOYS. · 266 words
273.--THE ROUND TABLE. · 1,018 words
274.--THE MOUSE-TRAP PUZZLE. · 69 words
275.--THE SIXTEEN SHEEP. · 42 words
276.--THE EIGHT VILLAS. · 789 words
277.--COUNTER CROSSES. · 408 words
278.--A DORMITORY PUZZLE. · 181 words
279.--THE BARRELS OF BALSAM. · 214 words
280.--BUILDING THE TETRAHEDRON. · 228 words
281.--PAINTING A PYRAMID. · 421 words
282.--THE ANTIQUARY'S CHAIN. · 622 words
283.--THE FIFTEEN DOMINOES. · 502 words
284.--THE CROSS TARGET. · 142 words
285.--THE FOUR POSTAGE STAMPS. · 101 words
286.--PAINTING THE DIE. · 74 words
287.--AN ACROSTIC PUZZLE. · 59 words
288.--CHEQUERED BOARD DIVISIONS. · 335 words
289.--LIONS AND CROWNS. · 58 words
290.--BOARDS WITH AN ODD NUMBER OF SQUARES. · 358 words
291.--THE GRAND LAMA'S PROBLEM. · 138 words
292.--THE ABBOT'S WINDOW. · 280 words
293.--THE CHINESE CHESSBOARD. · 183 words
294.--THE CHESSBOARD SENTENCE. · 65 words
295.--THE EIGHT ROOKS. · 144 words
296.--THE FOUR LIONS. · 90 words
297.--BISHOPS--UNGUARDED. · 106 words
298.--BISHOPS--GUARDED. · 242 words
299.--BISHOPS IN CONVOCATION. · 124 words
300.--THE EIGHT QUEENS. · 58 words
301.--THE EIGHT STARS. · 143 words
302.--A PROBLEM IN MOSAICS. · 50 words
303.--UNDER THE VEIL. · 403 words
304.--BACHET'S SQUARE. · 264 words
305.--THE THIRTY-SIX LETTER BLOCKS. · 277 words
306.--THE CROWDED CHESSBOARD. · 129 words
307.--THE COLOURED COUNTERS. · 33 words
308.--THE GENTLE ART OF STAMP-LICKING. · 84 words
309.--THE FORTY-NINE COUNTERS. · 57 words
310.--THE THREE SHEEP. · 500 words
311.--THE FIVE DOGS PUZZLE. · 107 words
312.--THE FIVE CRESCENTS OF BYZANTIUM. · 112 words
313.--QUEENS AND BISHOP PUZZLE. · 227 words
314.--THE SOUTHERN CROSS. · 177 words
315.--THE HAT-PEG PUZZLE. · 105 words
316.--THE AMAZONS. · 104 words
317.--A PUZZLE WITH PAWNS. · 38 words
318.--LION-HUNTING. · 208 words
319.--THE KNIGHT-GUARDS. · 274 words
320.--THE ROOK'S TOUR. · 44 words
321.--THE ROOK'S JOURNEY. · 38 words
322.--THE LANGUISHING MAIDEN. · 45 words
323.--A DUNGEON PUZZLE. · 53 words
324.--THE LION AND THE MAN. · 245 words
325.--AN EPISCOPAL VISITATION. · 55 words
326.--A NEW COUNTER PUZZLE. · 39 words
327.--A NEW BISHOP'S PUZZLE. · 178 words
328.--THE QUEEN'S TOUR. · 99 words
329.--THE STAR PUZZLE. · 22 words
330.--THE YACHT RACE. · 33 words
331.--THE SCIENTIFIC SKATER. · 94 words
332.--THE FORTY-NINE STARS. · 23 words
333.--THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY. · 157 words
334.--ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. · 69 words
335.--FARMER LAWRENCE'S CORNFIELDS. · 38 words
336.--THE GREYHOUND PUZZLE. · 567 words
337.--THE FOUR KANGAROOS. · 111 words
338.--THE BOARD IN COMPARTMENTS. · 334 words
339.--THE FOUR KNIGHTS' TOURS. · 49 words
340.--THE CUBIC KNIGHT'S TOUR. · 150 words
341.--THE FOUR FROGS. · 494 words
342.--THE MANDARIN'S PUZZLE. · 140 words
343.--EXERCISE FOR PRISONERS. · 458 words
344.--THE KENNEL PUZZLE. · 321 words
345.--THE TWO PAWNS. · 170 words
346.--SETTING THE BOARD. · 103 words
347.--COUNTING THE RECTANGLES. · 87 words
348.--THE ROOKERY. · 124 words
349.--STALEMATE. · 162 words
350.--THE FORSAKEN KING. · 172 words
351.--THE CRUSADER. · 221 words
352.--IMMOVABLE PAWNS. · 108 words
353.--THIRTY-SIX MATES. · 113 words
354.--AN AMAZING DILEMMA. · 153 words
356.--QUEER CHESS. · 126 words
357.--ANCIENT CHINESE PUZZLE. · 24 words
358.--THE SIX PAWNS. · 640 words
359.--COUNTER SOLITAIRE. · 37 words
360.--CHESSBOARD SOLITAIRE. · 78 words
361.--THE MONSTROSITY. · 428 words
362.--THE WASSAIL BOWL. · 184 words
363.--THE DOCTOR'S QUERY. · 31 words
364.--THE BARREL PUZZLE. · 151 words
365.--NEW MEASURING PUZZLE. · 107 words
366.--THE HONEST DAIRYMAN. · 145 words
367.--WINE AND WATER. · 39 words
368.--THE KEG OF WINE. · 22 words
369.--MIXING THE TEA. · 74 words
370.--A PACKING PUZZLE. · 84 words
371.--GOLD PACKING IN RUSSIA. · 109 words
372.--THE BARRELS OF HONEY. · 135 words
373.--CROSSING THE STREAM. · 124 words
374.--CROSSING THE RIVER AXE. · 216 words
375.--FIVE JEALOUS HUSBANDS. · 401 words
376.--THE FOUR ELOPEMENTS. · 408 words
377.--STEALING THE CASTLE TREASURE. · 38 words
378.--DOMINOES IN PROGRESSION. · 192 words
379.--THE FIVE DOMINOES. · 32 words
380.--THE DOMINO FRAME PUZZLE. · 344 words
381.--THE CARD FRAME PUZZLE. · 291 words
382.--THE CROSS OF CARDS. · 348 words
384.--CARD TRIANGLES. · 362 words
386.--A TRICK WITH DICE. · 87 words
387.--THE VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH. · 131 words
388.--SLOW CRICKET. · 95 words
389.--THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS. · 89 words
390.--THE HORSE-RACE PUZZLE. · 12 words
391.--THE MOTOR-CAR RACE. · 62 words
392.--THE PEBBLE GAME. · 111 words
393.--THE TWO ROOKS. · 263 words
THE TWO ROOKS. · 394.--PUSS IN THE CORNER. · 166 words
395.--A WAR PUZZLE GAME. · 698 words
396.--A MATCH MYSTERY. · 326 words
397.--THE MONTENEGRIN DICE GAME. · 90 words
398.--THE CIGAR PUZZLE. · 716 words
399.--THE TROUBLESOME EIGHT. · 166 words
400.--THE MAGIC STRIPS. · 235 words
401.--EIGHT JOLLY GAOL-BIRDS. · 298 words
402.--NINE JOLLY GAOL BIRDS. · 538 words
403.--THE SPANISH DUNGEON. · 420 words
404.--THE SIBERIAN DUNGEONS. · 259 words
405.--CARD MAGIC SQUARES. · 61 words
406.--THE EIGHTEEN DOMINOES. · 24 words
407.--TWO NEW MAGIC SQUARES. · 87 words
408.--MAGIC SQUARES OF TWO DEGREES. · 439 words
409.--THE BASKETS OF PLUMS. · 681 words
411.--A MAGIC SQUARE OF COMPOSITES. · 447 words
412.--THE MAGIC KNIGHT'S TOUR. · 242 words
413.--A CHESSBOARD FALLACY. · 149 words
415.--A WONDERFUL VILLAGE. · 71 words
416.--A CALENDAR PUZZLE. · 19 words
417.--THE TIRING-IRONS. · 310 words
O O O OO ------------------------- OOOO OO O O O · 533 words
418.--SUCH A GETTING UPSTAIRS. · 80 words
419.--THE FIVE PENNIES. · 64 words
420.--THE INDUSTRIOUS BOOKWORM. · 137 words
421.--A CHAIN PUZZLE. · 93 words
422.--THE SABBATH PUZZLE. · 187 words
423.--THE RUBY BROOCH. · 189 words
424.--THE DOVETAILED BLOCK. · 25 words
425.--JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. · 100 words
426.--THE HYMN-BOARD POSER. · 1,083 words
427.--PHEASANT-SHOOTING. · 141 words
428.--THE GARDENER AND THE COOK. · 539 words
429.--PLACING HALFPENNIES. · 10 words
430.--FIND THE MAN'S WIFE. · 363 words
INDEX. · 3,084 words
THE END. · 11 words

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