A World Treasury of Riddles
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Pages   183
ISBN-13  978-1-57324-712-2

A World Treasury of Riddles

Riddle Me This

By Phil Cousineau
Mythologist and adventurer Phil Cousineau theorizes that riddles are proverbs turned into questions. He believes telling riddles is a lost folk art. This eclectic collection of brain twisters from Leonardo da Vinci to Lewis Carroll is designed to bring the practice back to the living room. Cousineau invites readers into the peripatetic, poetic, and sweet language of riddles

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