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The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords
“If you’re ready for an extra-hard, old-time challenge, have at it!”-- Will Shortz From the creator and publisher behind the viral sensation Cain's Jawbone: A Very Novel Mystery, is a collection of 112 difficult cryptic crossword puzzles. Before Edward Powys Mathers wrote the world's most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle, he was a cryptic crossword creator. Under his pseudonym "Torquemada", his puzzles would taunt readers for days. He created his first cryptic crossword puzzle in 1924 and went on to set them for the Saturday Westminster and the Observer for the next 15 years. His true identity was only revealed when he died in 1939. As well as earning the reputation for setting the...
Cain's Jawbone
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations... but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery? 'If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it.' The Daily Telegraph In 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible - through logic and intelligent reading - to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers. Only three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain's Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks? Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted. 'A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit.' Literary Review
Cain's Jawbone
Over half a million copies sold Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations… but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada’s murder mystery? In 1934, the Observer’s cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible – through logic and intelligent reading – to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers. Dare you take it on? Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.
The Garden of Bright Waters; One Hundred And Twenty Asiatic Love Poems
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Black Marigolds and Coloured Stars
Long-overdue reissue of beautifully lyrical translations of "Asiatic love poems" from a variety of languages.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (Vol 2)
The second volume of this accurate translation of the wonderful and enchanting tales of the Arabian nights.
Cain's Jawbone
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations... but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery? 'If James Joyce and Agatha Christie had a literary love child, this would be it.' The Daily Telegraph In 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible - through logic and intelligent reading - to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers. Only three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain's Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks? Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted. 'A unique hybrid of word puzzle and whodunnit.' Literary Review
Black Marigolds
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Cain's Jawbone (The Torquemada Puzzle Book)
Published by the British author Edward Powys Mathers, under the pseudonym of Torquemada, this literary puzzle is considered to be the hardest in the world. As you read and analyze each part of this intriguing plot, the reader finds himself immersed in an investigative and challenging suspense and is encouraged to use logic and analyze the details, in order to become a true detective. Who are the victims? And the killers? This unique novel invites you to discover. Six mysterious murder crimes and their respectiveexecutors. A series of clues and riddles carefully hidden in parts of a randomly printed plot, and only one correct order out of millions of combinations to reveal the real culprits and solve the mystery. This is the proposal of the police thriller Cain's Jawbone, by Edward Powys Mathers, whose work won the public's attention due to the incredibly enigmatic content that, almost ninety years later, reignited the fascination of readers from all around the world.
