Rediscovered Lewis Carroll Puzzles
- ISBN-10
- 0486288617
- ISBN-13
- 9780486288611
- Category
- Games & Activities
- Pages
- 79
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-01-01
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Authors
- Lewis Carroll, Edward Wakeling
Description
This challenging collection of 42 mathematical mind-benders, compiled by a noted Lewis Carroll scholar, includes Castle Croquet, A Sticky but Polished Riddle, Who's Coming to Dinner?, A New Way to Pay Old Debts, Eligible Apartments, Predicting the Total, and more. Includes complete solutions and drawings by John Tenniel, the original illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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