The Canterbury Puzzles

1907 mathematical puzzle book by Henry Dudeney

The Canterbury Puzzles

3rd edition (publ. Nelson, 1929)

Author| Henry Dudeney
Subject| Puzzles

Publication date

| 1907
ISBN| 978-0486425580

The Canterbury Puzzles and Other Curious Problems is a 1907 mathematical puzzle book by Henry Dudeney. The first part of the book features a series of puzzles based on the characters from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Dudley, Underwood (September 16, 2015). "Review of The Canterbury Puzzles and Other Curious Problems". MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America.

## External links

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*   * The Canterbury Puzzles, and Other Curious Problems at Project Gutenberg
* 1908 edition, E. P. Dutton, New York
* 2002 Dover reprint ISBN 978-0486425580

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Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Order of The
Canterbury Tales|

* General Prologue
* The Knight's Tale
* The Miller's Tale
* The Reeve's Tale
* The Cook's Tale
* The Man of Law's Tale
* The Wife of Bath's Tale
* The Friar's Tale
* The Summoner's Tale
* The Clerk's Tale
* The Merchant's Tale
* The Squire's Tale
* The Franklin's Tale
* The Physician's Tale
* The Pardoner's Tale
* The Shipman's Tale
* The Prioress's Tale
* Sir Thopas
* The Tale of Melibee
* The Monk's Tale
* The Nun's Priest's Tale
* The Second Nun's Tale
* The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
* The Manciple's Tale
* The Parson's Tale

Addenda|

* The Plowman's Tale
* The Tale of Gamelyn
* Siege of Thebes
* Prologue and Tale of Beryn

Films|

* The Canterbury Tales (1972)

Stage and music|

* The Two Noble Kinsmen (1634 play)
* The Canterbury Pilgrims (De Koven) (1917 opera)
* Canterbury Tales (1964 musical)

Television|

* Trinity Tales (1975)
* Canterbury Tales (2003)

Literature|

* The Canterbury Puzzles
* A Commentary on the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

Single tale
derivations|

* The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle
* Chanticleer and the Fox
* The Book of the Dun Cow
* Palamon and Arcite (Edwardes)
* "Palamon and Arcite" (Dryden)
* God Spede the Plough
* "The Pilgrim's Tale"

Related|

* Chaucer's Retraction
* Descriptive Catalogue
* Ellesmere Chaucer
* "Have a nice day"
* Hengwrt Chaucer
* The Tabard

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