Poetry cryptograms - (Cryptograms) (Paperback)

About the Book

A collection of 100 cryptograms, based on quotations from the works of English language poets from Donne to D.H. Lawrence. A brief introduction offers some useful strategies for solving the cryptogram puzzles. A hints section provides a single letter substitution for each puzzle. Answers are given at the end of the book. Size 14 font for puzzles.

Book Synopsis

A collection of 100 cryptograms, based on quotations from the works of English language poets from John Donne to D.H. Lawrence. The selection includes poems from Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth and Shelley, Walt Whitman and A.B. 'Banjo' Patterson.

A brief introduction offers some useful strategies for solving the cryptogram puzzles. A hints section provides a single letter substitution for each puzzle. Answers are given at the end of the book. A size 14 font has been used for the puzzles.

The cryptograms in this book will provide many hours of engaging mental activity to keep your brain sharp! They will expose you to the poetic musings of some of the greatest poets in the English language and occasionally surprise you with some humorous verse.

This is one of a series of cryptogram puzzle books. Others in the series include 'New Testament cryptograms' (ISBN: 978-0-6480782-8-9), 'Cryptograms: Proverbs and sayings' (ISBN: 978-0-6485800-0-3) and 'Cryptograms from the pen of Shakespeare' (ISBN: 978-0-6485800-1-0).

These cryptogram puzzles have been carefully selected to provide hours of enjoyment.