Oh, whatever can that be? a book of riddles

Riddles are an extraordinary global phenomenon. Enjoyed by young and old alike, they appear in the written and oral traditions of cultures right across the world. They rangefrom the deadly puzzles offered by the Sphinx and Samson, through the word games of the Anglo-Saxons, the philosophical enigmas of the Zen koans, and continue to spintheir webs of intrigue in such popular classics as Peer Gynt, the Alice books and The Hobbit. For over two hundred years, they have been a constant, mysterious and vitalelement of many volumes of folk tales and nursery rhymes.Oh, Whatever Can That Be? Is designed to appeal to a similarly wide readership, and is particularly aimed at adults wishing to share a book with a child.