Preface Part I: A Brief History of Riddles Introduction. Ancient Riddles: Sacred and Profane. Modern Beginnings. The Renaissance and Beyond. Revival and Decline. The Last Laugh? Part II: Dictionary of Riddles Solutions to the Riddles. Appendix. Further Reading. Acknowledgements. Index.

Dr Mark Bryant FRSA was born in Dorset, is a philosophy graduate of London University and has a PhD in History from the University of Kent. After more than a decade as an editor in literary and academic book publishing he turned freelance in 1987, working as an editor, proof-reader, writer, journalist, lecturer and exhibition curator. Other books by Mark Bryant include Dictionary of 20th Century British Cartoonists & Caricaturists and Private Lives: Curious Facts About the Famous and Infamous.