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The RSC Official Shakespeare Puzzle Book

By Royal Shakespeare Company
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Think you know your Malvolio from your Mercutio and your Falstaff from your Feste? Reckon you can tell your quartos from your folios and your iambic pentameter from your trochaic tetrameter? Dive into an illustrated world of scrambled sonnets, tangled timelines, hidden messages, and logic puzzles... Read More
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A fiendishly difficult collection of Shakespeare brainteasers, logic puzzles, riddles and trivia games designed to amuse, bemuse, and confuse even the most ardent lovers of The Bard.

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Think you know your Malvolio from your Mercutio and your Falstaff from your Feste? Reckon you can tell your quartos from your folios and your iambic pentameter from your trochaic tetrameter?

Dive into an illustrated world of scrambled sonnets, tangled timelines, hidden messages, and logic puzzles that would puzzle even Prospero. Identify the play from the illustrated scene, spot which line Shakespeare didn't write, name the character based on a description of their life, and more in this beautifully designed puzzle book, guaranteed to delight groundlings and gallery patrons alike.

This brain-bending journey through Elizabethan England is the ideal gift for pub-quiz champions, literature lovers, and anyone who relishes wordplay and Shakespearean intrigue.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788407021

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 April 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Cassell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 304

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The Royal Shakespeare Company is a leading global theatre company that sparks local, national and international conversations that build connections, create opportunities and bring joy.

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