Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 590 Scott, John The puzzle king : $b Amusing arithmetic, book-keeping blunders, commercial comicalities, curious "catches", peculiar problems, perplexing paradoxes, quaint questions, queer quibbles, school stories, interesting items, tricks with figures, cards, draughts, dice, dominoes, etc., etc., etc. Produced by MWS, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Puzzle King" by John Scott is a collection of amusing mathematical puzzles and problems written in the late 19th century. This engaging compilation features various entertaining math challenges, intriguing anecdotes, and whimsical stories aimed at both educating and amusing the reader. The author’s intention is to present these mathematical concepts in a light-hearted manner, making them accessible and enjoyable to a broad audience. The opening of "The Puzzle King" introduces the reader to the author's perspective on puzzles, emphasizing the importance of patience in solving them. Scott provides a whimsical preface where he references the legendary Gordius and his knot, hinting at the complexities that lie ahead. The excerpt features a series of intriguing mathematical concepts and entertaining anecdotes, such as a humorous take on the difficulties of misreading bills and amusing examples of puzzles that play with words and logic. This sets the tone for a book that promises not only to challenge the minds of readers but also to elicit a few laughs along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Amusements Mathematical recreations Puzzles GV QA Text Category: Humour Category: Mathematics 369000 2025-07-21T03:41:57.615070 text/html 351872 2024-10-23T00:33:04 text/html 2209864 2025-07-21T03:42:06.152036 application/epub+zip 2214774 2025-07-21T03:41:59.356070 application/epub+zip 174164 2025-07-21T03:41:58.517102 application/epub+zip 2313224 2025-07-21T03:42:10.390023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2282434 2025-07-21T03:42:05.047064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254030 2022-09-23T18:02:41.883784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263141 2025-07-21T03:41:55.832077 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243048 2024-10-23T00:33:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17323 2025-07-21T03:42:10.577031 application/rdf+xml 9648 2025-07-21T03:41:58.639078 image/jpeg 2058 2025-07-21T03:41:58.580062 image/jpeg 2977655 2025-07-21T03:41:57.837116 application/octet-stream application/zip