Project Gutenberg 2023-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 299 Dawson, Mary A. A. 13002921 Puzzles and oddities : $b Found floating on the surface of our current literature, or tossed to dry land by the waves of memory $aNew York :$bRussell Brothers, $c1876. Debrah Thompson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Puzzles and Oddities: Found Floating on the Surface of our Current Literature" by M. A. A. D. is a collection of riddles and puzzles compiled in the late 19th century. This intriguing work presents a variety of mind teasers, including charades, conundrums, and mathematical challenges designed to entertain and challenge readers. The book seems to invite engagement in playful exploration of language and logic. The opening of this clever collection sets the tone with an engaging introduction about the merits of recreation and the ability to focus, illustrated through a whimsical anecdote about St. Aloysius Gonzaga playing chess despite the knowledge of imminent death. Following this, a series of puzzles begins, showcasing a range of riddles that play with words and concepts in humorous and thought-provoking ways. Each riddle challenges the reader to think creatively and critically, often incorporating clever wordplay and situational humor, establishing both the playful nature of the book and its intellectual allure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/puzzlesodditiesf00daws/mode/2up 20220827091419dawson 1876 US Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Riddles PN Text Category: Humour Category: Sports/Hobbies 535342 2025-06-28T12:19:48.356922 text/html 486479 2023-11-14T17:56:55 text/html 838911 2025-06-28T12:20:02.783890 application/epub+zip 846256 2025-06-28T12:19:51.600916 application/epub+zip 289337 2025-06-28T12:19:49.856948 application/epub+zip 966769 2025-06-28T12:20:09.249822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938920 2025-06-28T12:20:01.082904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279750 2025-06-28T12:19:45.390905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259790 2023-11-14T17:56:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15180 2025-06-28T12:20:09.419814 application/rdf+xml 8095 2025-06-28T12:19:50.305914 image/jpeg 1804 2025-06-28T12:19:50.082908 image/jpeg 953927 2025-06-28T12:19:48.418958 application/octet-stream application/zip 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