# Conundrums, Riddles and Puzzles Containing one thousand of the latest and best conundrums, gathered from every conceivable source, and comprising many that are entirely new and original

Author: Rivers, Dean

Genre: Category: Humour

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52598

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Conundrums%2C+Riddles+and+Puzzles+Containing+one+thousand+of+the+latest+and+best+Rivers&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

A taste for guessing puzzles and enigmas is coeval with the race. The early Greeks were extremely fond of such intellectual exercises, and they are found in the language of all civilized nations. One of the brightest forms of these puzzles is that of the conundrum, the answer of which is usually a play upon words similar to the pun. Each language has its own particular form of this kind of wit, but the English language, on account of its composite nature, is especially rich in such forms of wit and humor.

## Chapters

- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/conundrums-riddles-and-puzzles-containing-one-thousand-of-the-l-2ef2418c/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/conundrums-riddles-and-puzzles-containing-one-thousand-of-the-l-2ef2418c/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/conundrums-riddles-and-puzzles-containing-one-thousand-of-the-l-2ef2418c/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/conundrums-riddles-and-puzzles-containing-one-thousand-of-the-l-2ef2418c/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/conundrums-riddles-and-puzzles-containing-one-thousand-of-the-l-2ef2418c/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/conundrums-riddles-and-puzzles-containing-one-thousand-of-the-l-2ef2418c/chapters/6/index.md)