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The Canterbury Puzzles

by Henry Ernest Dudeney

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3The Canterbury Puzzles
  4. 4The Reve’s Puzzle
  5. 5The Pardoner’s Puzzle
  6. 6The Miller’s Puzzle
  7. 7The Knight’s Puzzle
  8. 8The Wife of Bath’s Riddles
  9. 9The Host’s Puzzle
  10. 10The Clerk of Oxenford’s Puzzle
  11. 11The Tapiser’s Puzzle
  12. 12The Carpenter’s Puzzle
  13. 13The Puzzle of the Squire’s Yeoman
  14. 14The Nun’s Puzzle
  15. 15The Merchant’s Puzzle
  16. 16The Man of Law’s Puzzle
  17. 17The Weaver’s Puzzle
  18. 18The Cook’s Puzzle
  19. 19The Sompnour’s Puzzle
  20. 20The Monk’s Puzzle
  21. 21The Shipman’s Puzzle
  22. 22The Puzzle of the Prioress
  23. 23The Puzzle of the Doctor of Physic
  24. 24The Ploughman’s Puzzle
  25. 25The Franklin’s Puzzle
  26. 26The Squire’s Puzzle
  27. 27The Friar’s Puzzle
  28. 28The Parson’s Puzzle
  29. 29The Haberdasher’s Puzzle
  30. 30The Dyer’s Puzzle
  31. 31The Great Dispute Between the Friar and the Sompnour
  32. 32Chaucer’s Puzzle
  33. 33The Puzzle of the Canon’s Yeoman
  34. 34The Manciple’s Puzzle
  35. 35Puzzling Times at Solvamhall Castle
  36. 36The Game of Bandy-Ball
  37. 37Tilting at the Ring
  38. 38The Noble Demoiselle
  39. 39The Archery Butt
  40. 40The Donjon Keep Window
  41. 41The Crescent and the Cross
  42. 42The Amulet
  43. 43The Snail on the Flagstaff
  44. 44Lady Isabel’s Casket
  45. 45The Merry Monks of Riddlewell
  46. 46The Riddle of the Fish-pond
  47. 47The Riddle of the Pilgrims
  48. 48The Riddle of the Tiled Hearth
  49. 49The Riddle of the Sack Wine
  50. 50The Riddle of the Cellarer
  51. 51The Riddle of the Crusaders
  52. 52The Riddle of St. Edmondsbury
  53. 53The Riddle of the Frogs’ Ring
  54. 54The Strange Escape of the King’s Jester
  55. 55The Mysterious Rope
  56. 56The Underground Maze
  57. 57The Secret Lock
  58. 58Crossing the Moat
  59. 59The Royal Gardens
  60. 60Bridging the Ditch
  61. 61The Squire’s Christmas Puzzle Party
  62. 62The Three Teacups
  63. 63The Eleven Pennies
  64. 64The Christmas Geese
  65. 65The Chalked Numbers
  66. 66Tasting the Plum Puddings
  67. 67Under the Mistletoe Bough
  68. 68The Silver Cubes
  69. 69Adventures of the Puzzle Club
  70. 70The Ambiguous Photograph
  71. 71The Cornish Cliff Mystery
  72. 72The Runaway Motor-Car
  73. 73The Mystery of Ravensdene Park
  74. 74The Buried Treasure
  75. 75The Professor’s Puzzles
  76. 76The Coinage Puzzle
  77. 77The Postage Stamps Puzzles
  78. 78The Frogs and Tumblers
  79. 79Romeo and Juliet
  80. 80Romeo’s Second Journey
  81. 81The Frogs Who Would A-Wooing Go
  82. 82Miscellaneous Puzzles
  83. 83The Broken Chessboard
  84. 84The Spider and the Fly
  85. 85The Perplexed Cellarman
  86. 86Making a Flag
  87. 87Catching the Hogs
  88. 88The Thirty-one Game
  89. 89The Chinese Railways
  90. 90The Eight Clowns
  91. 91The Wizard’s Arithmetic
  92. 92The Ribbon Problem
  93. 93The Japanese Ladies and the Carpet
  94. 94Captain Longbow and the Bears
  95. 95The English Tour
  96. 96The Chifu-Chemulpo Puzzle
  97. 97The Eccentric Market-woman
  98. 98The Primrose Puzzle
  99. 99The Round Table
  100. 100The Five Tea Tins
  101. 101The Four Porkers
  102. 102The Number Blocks
  103. 103Foxes and Geese
  104. 104Robinson Crusoe’s Table
  105. 105The Fifteen Orchards
  106. 106The Perplexed Plumber
  107. 107The Nelson Column
  108. 108The Two Errand Boys
  109. 109On the Ramsgate Sands
  110. 110The Three Motor-Cars
  111. 111A Reversible Magic Square
  112. 112The Tube Railway
  113. 113The Skipper and the Sea-Serpent
  114. 114The Dorcas Society
  115. 115The Adventurous Snail
  116. 116The Four Princes
  117. 117Plato and the Nines
  118. 118Noughts and Crosses
  119. 119Ovid’s Game
  120. 120The Farmer’s Oxen
  121. 121The Great Grangemoor Mystery
  122. 122Cutting a Wood Block
  123. 123The Tramps and the Biscuits
  124. 124Solutions — 1 — The Reve’s Puzzle
  125. 1252 — The Pardoner’s Puzzle
  126. 1263 — The Miller’s Puzzle
  127. 1274 — The Knight’s Puzzle
  128. 1285 — The Wife of Bath’s Riddles
  129. 1296 — The Host’s Puzzle
  130. 1307 — Clerk of Oxenford’s Puzzle
  131. 1318 — The Tapiser’s Puzzle
  132. 1329 — The Carpenter’s Puzzle
  133. 13310 — The Puzzle of the Squire’s Yeoman
  134. 13411 — The Nun’s Puzzle
  135. 13512 — The Merchant’s Puzzle
  136. 13613 — The Man of Law’s Puzzle
  137. 13714 — The Weaver’s Puzzle
  138. 13816 — The Sompnour’s Puzzle
  139. 13917 — The Monk’s Puzzle
  140. 14018 — The Shipman’s Puzzle
  141. 14119 — The Puzzle of the Prioress
  142. 14220 — The Puzzle of the Doctor of Physic
  143. 14321 — The Ploughman’s Puzzle
  144. 14422 — The Franklin’s Puzzle
  145. 14523 — The Squire’s Puzzle
  146. 14624 — The Friar’s Puzzle
  147. 14725 — The Parson’s Puzzle
  148. 14826 — The Haberdasher’s Puzzle
  149. 14927 — The Dyer’s Puzzle
  150. 15028 — The Great Dispute Between the Friar and the Sompnour
  151. 15129 — Chaucer’s Puzzle
  152. 15230 — The Puzzle of the Canon’s Yeoman
  153. 15331 — The Manciple’s Puzzle
  154. 154Puzzling Times at Solvamhall Castle
  155. 15532 — The Game of Bandy-Ball
  156. 15633 — Tilting at the Ring
  157. 15734 — The Noble Demoiselle
  158. 15835 — The Archery Butt
  159. 15936 — The Donjon Keep Window
  160. 16037 — The Crescent and the Cross
  161. 16138 — The Amulet
  162. 16239 — The Snail on the Flagstaff
  163. 16340 — Lady Isabel’s Casket
  164. 164The Merry Monks of Riddlewell
  165. 16542 — The Riddle of the Pilgrims
  166. 16643 — The Riddle of the Tiled Hearth
  167. 16744 — The Riddle of the Sack of Wine
  168. 16845 — The Riddle of the Cellarer
  169. 16946 — The Riddle of the Crusaders
  170. 17047 — The Riddle of St. Edmondsbury
  171. 17148 — The Riddle of the Frogs’ Ring
  172. 172The Strange Escape of the King’s Jester
  173. 17349 — The Mysterious Rope
  174. 17450 — The Underground Maze
  175. 17551 — The Secret Lock
  176. 17652 — Crossing the Moat
  177. 17753 — The Royal Gardens
  178. 17854 — Bridging the Ditch
  179. 179The Squire’s Christmas Puzzle Party
  180. 18055 — The Three Teacups
  181. 18156 — The Eleven Pennies
  182. 18257 — The Christmas Geese
  183. 18358 — The Chalked Numbers
  184. 18459 — Tasting the Plum Puddings
  185. 18560 — Under the Mistletoe Bough
  186. 18661 — The Silver Cubes
  187. 187The Adventures of the Puzzle Club
  188. 18863 — The Cornish Cliff Mystery
  189. 18964 — The Runaway Motor-Car
  190. 19065 — The Mystery of Ravensdene Park
  191. 19166 — The Buried Treasure
  192. 192The Professor’s Puzzles
  193. 19368 — The Postage Stamps Puzzles
  194. 19469 — The Frogs and Tumblers
  195. 19570 — Romeo and Juliet
  196. 19671 — Romeo’s Second Journey
  197. 19772 — The Frogs Who Would A-Wooing Go
  198. 19873 — The Game of Kayles
  199. 19974 — The Broken Chessboard
  200. 20075 — The Spider and the Fly
  201. 20176 — The Perplexed Cellarman
  202. 20277 — Making a Flag — 78 — Catching the Hogs
  203. 20379 — The Thirty-one Game
  204. 20480 — The Chinese Railways
  205. 20581 — The Eight Clowns
  206. 20682 — The Wizard’s Arithmetic
  207. 20783 — The Ribbon Problem
  208. 20884 — The Japanese Ladies and the Carpet
  209. 20985 — Captain Longbow and the Bears
  210. 21086 — The English Tour
  211. 21187 — The Chifu-Chemulpo Puzzle
  212. 21288 — The Eccentric Market-woman
  213. 21389 — The Primrose Puzzle
  214. 21490 — The Round Table
  215. 21591 — The Five Tea Tins
  216. 21692 — The Four Porkers
  217. 21793 — The Number Blocks
  218. 21894 — Foxes and Geese
  219. 21995 — Robinson Crusoe’s Table
  220. 22096 — The Fifteen Orchards
  221. 22197 — The Perplexed Plumber
  222. 22298 — The Nelson Column
  223. 22399 — The Two Errand Boys
  224. 224100 — On the Ramsgate Sands
  225. 225101 — The Three Motor-Cars
  226. 226102 — A Reversible Magic Square
  227. 227103 — The Tube Railway
  228. 228104 — The Skipper and the Sea-Serpent
  229. 229105 — The Dorcas Society
  230. 230106 — The Adventurous Snail
  231. 231107 — The Four Princes
  232. 232108 — Plato and the Nines
  233. 233109 — Noughts and Crosses
  234. 234110 — Ovid’s Game
  235. 235111 — The Farmer’s Oxen
  236. 236112 — The Great Grangemoor Mystery
  237. 237113 — Cutting a Wood Block
  238. 238114 — The Tramps and the Biscuits

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