The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords by Powys Mathers, Edward
The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords by Powys Mathers, Edward

The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords

From the creator and publisher behind the viral sensation Cain's Jawbone: A Very Novel Mystery, is a...
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SKU: 9781789651669
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Author: Edward Powys Mathers
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Language: English
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The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords by Powys Mathers, Edward

The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords

$178.54
The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords by Powys Mathers, Edward

The Cain's Jawbone Book of Crosswords

$178.54
Author: Edward Powys Mathers
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
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 world's toughest crosswords, Torquemada - or 'Torq' as he was often referred to - was also delightfully creative: with many puzzles written in perfectly constructed verse, or delivered as mini-narratives to their solvers. There's even a version where the clues are knock-knock jokes. For many years cryptic crosswords were simply known as puzzles in the 'Torquemada style'. This selection of Torquemada's best crosswords was originally published in 1942 and contains three short accounts of Torquemada's life and achievements, including one by his widow, R.C. Mathers as well as a foreword by the crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times, Will Shortz. The successful revival of Cain's Jawbone has inspired a new generation of puzzle solvers.Here then is the next challenge for Torquemada's fans - dare you take it on?

Author: Edward Powys Mathers
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 09/26/2023
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781789651669

About the Author
Edward Powys Mathers (1892 - 1939) introduced the cryptic crossword to Britain in 1924 through the pages of the Observer. Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a critic specialising in crime fiction. In 1934 he published a selection of his puzzles under the title The Torquemada Puzzle Book - the final hundred pages of which contained the novel-cum-puzzle Cain's Jawbone. The book is being re-issued with the assistance of The Laurence Sterne Trust and Patrick Wildgust, the curator of Shandy Hall.
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