Quiddler Word Game Set

This volume contains alphabetically arranged examples of over 200 word games--palindromes, oxymorons, puns, tongue twisters, riddles, and the text of "The Worst Love Poem Ever." A former columnist for the British humor magazine, Punch , the late Espy was the author of more than a dozen books on words. This is a reprint of a 1971 publication. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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