The Santa Claus' Book of Games and PuzzlesA Collection of Riddles, Charades, Enigmas, Rebuses,Anagrams, Labyrinths, Acrostics, etc. With a HieroglyphicPreface

What this book is like

A holiday-themed grab bag of old-fashioned amusements, this book collects riddles, charades, enigmas, rebuses, anagrams, labyrinths, acrostics, and similar puzzles under one Santa Claus cover. The tone is cheerful and playfully formal, like a Victorian party planner addressing a room of children. Reading it feels like turning over a stack of holiday cards, each containing a small mental challenge.

Word-puzzle lovers and anyone curious about past generations' amusements will find plenty to enjoy. Listening is different from reading: visual forms such as rebuses, mazes, and the hieroglyphic preface do not translate to audio, though riddles and acrostics still work well by ear, and the festive voice of the text carries through.