{"product_id":"the-lewis-carroll-puzzle-book-a-collection-of-classic-conundrums-9781639369058","title":"The Lewis Carroll Puzzle Book: A Collection of Classic Conundrums","description":"\u003cb\u003eStep through the looking glass into a world where logic and imagination intertwine in the most curious ways. Illustrated with full-color imagery, this is the ultimate celebration of one of the most famous puzzle-makers of all time: Lewis Carroll.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis expertly curated book collects the best puzzles written by the author of \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventure in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lewis Carroll was a mathematician who loved puzzles of all kinds, invented the word ladder, delighted in acrostics and riddles, and posed twisty math and logic questions in his two most famous works, \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003elice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mind-bending and utterly charming, this celebratory collection of puzzles and games includes delights such as doublets (word ladders) and syzygies (a more elaborate form of the word ladder), mirror writing, arithmetical croquet, as well as some of the most delightfully puzzling riddles from \u003ci\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. Enough to keep even the most curious of minds entertained for hours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Plus, Brian Sibley, chairman of the Lewis Carroll Society, uses his expert knowledge to take readers inside the inimitable mind of Lewis Carroll, with a beautiful introduction and annotations throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLewis Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Born in 1832, he studied at Christ Church College, Oxford where he became a mathematics lecturer. His most famous novels include \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e. Carroll died in 1898. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian David Sibley\u003c\/b\u003e is an English writer. He is the author of numerous radio dramas and has written and presented hundreds of radio documentaries, features, and weekly programs as well as being chairman of the Lewis Carroll Society. He lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324584034578,"sku":"9781639369058","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e1046619-48ca-435a-b23b-e8163d7aa6ce.jpg?v=1748684544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lewis-carroll-puzzle-book-a-collection-of-classic-conundrums-9781639369058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}