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A Tangled Tale by Lewis Carroll

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

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"A Tangled Tale" by Lewis Carroll is a collection of 10 humorous stories published serially between 1880 and 1885. Each "Knot" presents mathematical puzzles cleverly disguised within witty narratives featuring recurring characters—knights debating distances, an overbearing aunt and her sharp niece, befuddled professors, and hapless travelers. Carroll later published solutions, playfully critiquing readers' answers by name. These tales combine arithmetic, algebra, and geometry with Carroll's signature charm, creating an ingenious blend of storytelling and mathematical challenge that delighted some readers while perplexing others. ... Read more

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AuthorCarroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
IllustratorFrost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928
TitleA Tangled Tale
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tangled_Tale
CreditsProduced by Chris Curnow, Carla Foust, Lindy Walsh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni.
Reading LevelReading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
LanguageEnglish
LoC ClassQA: Science: Mathematics
SubjectMathematical recreations
CategoryText
eBook-No.29042
Release DateJun 5, 2009
Last UpdateJan 5, 2021
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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