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Edgar Allen Poe's Puzzles from Beyond the Grave

Cryptic Conundrums from the World and Works of the Gothic Genius

Jason Ward
Taking abridged versions of 'The Raven' and six of Poe's stories as their starting point, this is a collection of 89 ingenious enigmas, riddles, ciphers and logic problems. Some are from the mind of the master himself – such as the cryptic question ‘What must you do to a tea table to make it fit to consume?’ – while others are inspired by situations found in his stories of detection and Gothic horror. Solutions are provided in case human ingenuity fails.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Carlton
  • Year: 2018
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 224pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 235x170mm
  • ISBN: 9781787391024
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.8kg
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508434
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In Edgar Allan Poe's Puzzles from Beyond the Grave, author Jason Ward re-imagines Poe's writings to create a challengingly fiendish - and occasionally frightening - series of riddles and puzzles which are sure to get the pulses racing of even the most hardened puzzle-solvers. As the great man said: 'The true genius shudders at incompleteness.' So make sure to complete these puzzles... or risk incurring the wrath of Edgar Allan Poe himself.

Step into the Gothic world of Edgar Allan Poe and become part of his terrifying tales - just long enough to solve the riddles and conundrums found there. The acclaimed American writer, who is seen as the inventor of detective fiction, created some of the best-known and most-loved macabre stories and was an expert in the art of cryptography and mystery. Step into his world, if you dare!
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